A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
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Chapter 191 : +Sigaldrien+, _v._ to bewitch; +sygaldryd+, _pt. s._, HD.+Siggen+, _v._ to say; see +S
+Sigaldrien+, _v._ to bewitch; +sygaldryd+, _pt. s._, HD.
+Siggen+, _v._ to say; see +Seggen+.
+Sighte+, _sb._ sight, providence, appearance, PP, C; +sihe+, S; +syhte+, S; +sy?t+, S2; +zyge+, S2; +zy?e+, S2; +sihte+, S; +si?te+, S.--AS. _(ge)sih_ (_gesiht_).
+Signe+, _sb._ sign, portent, PP; see +Syng+.
+Signefiance+, _sb._ meaning, S.--OF. _signefiance_.
+Signefien+, _v._ to signify, mean, S.--AF. _signefier_.
+Sihen+, _pt. pl._ saw, S2; see +Seon+.
+Sik+, _adj._ sick, S; see +Sek+.
+Sike+, _adj._ such, S3; see +Swyche+.
+Siker+, _adj._ secure, sure, trusty, S, S2, C3, P; +sikir+, W; +sekir+, B; +zykere+, S2; +zikere+, S2; +syker+, S3, P; _adv._, truly, S3; +sikerer+, _comp._, S3, C; +sikerere+, P; +sikerest+, _superl._, S2.
_Comb._: +sikerhede+, security, SD; +sikerlec+, surety, pledge, SD; +sikerliche+, surely, certainly, S; +sykerlych+, S2; +sikerlike+, S; +sikerly+, S3, C, C2, P; +sykerly+, H; +sekirly+, B; +sikernesse+, security, S, S2, C2, C3; +sicernesse+, S; +sykernes+, S2; +sikirnesse+, W; +sykirnes+, H; +sekirnes+, B.--OS. _sikor_; Late Lat. _securus_ (with accent on the first syllable); cp. OHG. _sichor_ (Otfrid). Cf. +Sure+.
+Siknesse+, _sb._ sickness, C2; see +Seknesse+.
+Sikul+, _sb._ sickle, P; +sykel+, PP; +sykyl+, Prompt.--AS. _sicel_ (Voc.); Lat. _secula_.
+Silc+, _adj._ such, S2; see +Swyche+.
+Silden+, _v._ to s.h.i.+eld, S; see +Schelden+.
+Silke+, _sb._ silk, P; see +Selke+.
+Silour+; see +Selure+.
+Siluer+, _sb._ silver, S, C3; +seoluer+, S; +suluer+, S2; +seluer+, S, S2; +siluere+, _dat._, S; +selure+, S.--OMerc. _sylfur_, AS. _silfor_ (_seolfor_): OS. _silubar_, Goth. _silubr_; see Sievers, 107.
+Simle+, _adv._ ever, for ever, S.--AS. _simle_ (_symle_) for _simble_: OS. _simbla_; cp. OHG. _simbulum_ (Tatian).
+Sinden+, _pr. pl._ are; +sinndenn+, S; +senden+, S; +seo+, S; +si+, _pr. s. subj._, let (there) be, S; +seon+, _subj. pl._, may be, S.--AS.
_syndun_, pr. pl., _si_, pr. s. subj., _sien_, pl., see Sievers, 427.
+Sinegen+, _v._ to sin, S; see +Sunegen+.
+Sinen+, _pp._ shone, S; see +Schynen+.
+Sinne+, _sb._ sin, S; see +Sunne+.
+Siouns+, _sb. pl._ branches, W2; see +Syon+.
+Sipes+, _pl._ s.h.i.+ps, S; see +Schip+.
+Si-quar+; see under +Si+.
+Sire+, _sb._ a prince, king, lord, father, master, a term used in addressing knights, kings, S, S2, P, G; +syr+, Prompt.--AF. _sire_ (for *_se'ior_); Lat. _senior_, older; so F. _pire_; Lat. _peior_, worse.
+Sis+, six, C2; see +Sixe+.
+Siser+, _sb._ strong drink; see +Sicer+.
+Sisour+, _sb._ juror, PP; +sysour+, P; see +Asisour+. [[Addition]]
+Sisoure+, _sb._ a person deputed to hold a.s.sizes, juryman, P, S2, G; +sisour+, PP; +sysour+, PP.--Low Lat. _a.s.sisorem_ (Ducange), from OF.
_a(s)sise_, a sitting down, also a settlement, pp. fem. of _aseeir_; Lat. _a.s.sidere_, to sit at.
+Sist+, seest; see +Seon+.
+Siste+, sixth, S; see +Sixte+.
+Sistren+, _pl._ sisters, C; see +Suster+.
+Site+, _sb._ grief, S2; +syte+, WA, HD.--Icel. _sut_; AS. _suht_; cp.
OHG. _suht_ (Otfrid), Goth. _sauhts_, sickness.
+Siten+, _v._ to grieve, S2. See above.
+Si+, _sb._ time, SD; +sie+, _dat._, S; +sith+, _pl._, H; +syth+, H; +sie+, C, S2, PP; +sythe+, H, C2, C3; +sythes+, S2, PP; +sithis+, W, S3; +sithes+, PP; +zye+, S2; +zie+, S2 (9. 72). _Comb._: +oft-sith+ (= Lat. _saepe_), H; +si-quar+ (for +si-quar+), time when, S2.--AS.
_si_, journey, turn, time: Goth. _sinths_; cp. OHG. _sind_, 'via'
(Otfrid), Icel. _sinn_.
+Sien+, _adv._ and _conj._ afterwards, since, S, C, G; +sie+, S2, S3; +sien+, S, S3, C; +sie+, S, S3; +sith+, S2, S3, G; +seoan+, S; +seoen+, S; +seoe+, S; +seen+, S, S2, G; +seen+, S, S2; +see+, S; +syth+, S3, C; +see+, S2; +sue+, S, S2; +syen+, S2; +sythen+, S2, S3; +sen+, H, S2, S3; +syn+, S2, S3; +syne+, S2, S3; +sens+, S3.--AS. _sian_.
+Sitten+, _v._ to sit, cost, befit, S, P; +sytte+, PP, S3; +zitte+, S2; +sit+, _pr. s._, C, S2, G, PP; +sitt+, PP; +sits+, S3; +set+, _pt. s._, S; +seet+, C, G; +saet+, S; +setten+, _pl._, S; +sete+, S, G; +seten+, C2, W; +seeten+, C; +saten+, G; +seten+, _pp._, S, C; +syttyn+, S2.--AS.
_sittan_, pt. _saet_ (pl. _s?ton_), pp. _seten_.
+Sixe+, _num._ six, S, PP; +s.e.xe+, S; +sax+, S3; +sis+, C2; +sys+, C2.--AS. _six_.
+Sixt+, seest; see +Seon+.
+Sixte+, _ord._ sixth, S; +syxte+, PP; +s.e.xte+, S, S2; +saexte+, S; +siste+, S.--AS. _sixta_.
+Si?e+, _sb._ victory, SD; +si+, SD; +sy+, S.--AS. _sige_: Goth.
_sigis_; cp. OHG. _sig_ (Tatian).
+Si?e-craft+, _sb._ magic art, SD. See +Sigaldren+.
+Si?ede+, _pt. s._ sighed, S3; see +Syken+.
+Si?en+, _pt. pl._ saw; see +Seon+.
+Skaffaut+, _sb._ an engine of war used by besiegers, CM; +scafalde+, _procestrium_, Cath.; +scafold+, stage, Prompt., SkD; +scaffould+, _theatrum_, _scena_, Manip.; +schaffalde+, stage, Cath. (_n_); +skaffold+, Cath. (_n_).--OF. _escafaut_ (_eschafaut_); cp. OF.