A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 187 : +Secte+, _sb._ a suite, following, sect, religion, suit, apparel, PP, C2.--OF. _secte_

+Secte+, _sb._ a suite, following, sect, religion, suit, apparel, PP, C2.--OF. _secte_ (Cotg.); Late Lat. _secta_, a set of people, a following, a suit of clothes, a suit in law; Lat. _secta_, a faction, from _sec-_ base of _sequi_, to follow.

+Sectour+, _sb._ executor of a will, PP, S3, Cath.; +secatour+, HD; +secture+, HD; +seketowre+, Prompt.; +secutour+, PP.--AF. _executour_; Lat. _executorem_, executor of a will.

+Sed+, _sb._ seed, PP, S, S2; +seed+, PP; +seod+, PP; +se+, S. _Comb._: +seed-leep+, seed-basket, PP.--AS. _s?d_: Goth. _seps_; cp. OHG. _sat_ (Tatian); see Brugmann, -- 75.

+Sede+, _pt. s._ said; see +Seggen+.

+See+, _sb._ see, seat, S3, C2, PP; +se+, S3, PP.--OF. _se_, _sed_; Lat.

_sedem_.

+See+, _sb._ sea, Prompt., S, C2; +se+, S, S2; +sey+, S3; +sae+, S; +sa+, S; +sees+, _pl._, S2. _Comb._: +se-bare+, sea-wave, surge, S2; +se-calues+, sea-calves, seals, S2; +se-halues+, sea-coasts, S2.--AS.

_s?_: Goth. _saiws_.

+Seek+, _adj._ sick, C; see +Sek+.

+Seel+, _sb._ seal, C3, P, Prompt.; +sehel+, PP.--OF. _seel_; Lat.

_sigillum_.

+Seeled+, _pp._ cieled, WW (s.v. _cieled_); see +Ceelen+.

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+Seelen+, _v._ to seal, PP; +selen+, P; +seled+, _pp._, C3.

+Seeling+, _sb._ a sealing, W2.

+Seere+, _adj._ sere, dry, withered, SkD, Prompt.; +seare+, S3.--AS.

*_sear_; cp. Low G. _soor_, dry.

+Seeryn+, _v._ to become dry, Prompt.--AS. _searian_. Cf. +Soyr+.

+Seet+, _pt. s._ sat, C, G; see +Sitten+.

+Seet+, _sb._ seat, G; see +Sete+.

+Seeth+, _pt. s._ boiled, C2; see +Sethen+.

+Seg+, _sb._ a man, lad, _nuncius_, _vir_, S2, PP; +segge+, P, WA, HD; +sege+, HD.--AS. _secg_: OTeut. *_sagjoz_, see Sievers, 130.

+Sege+, _sb._ seat, siege, S3, W, C, C2, Prompt.; +segys+, _pl._, H.--AF. _sege_; Late Lat. *_sedic.u.m_, from Lat. _sedes_; see BH, -- 133.

See +See+.

+Segen on+, _v._ to make to sink, to cast down, S.--AS. _on-s?gan_, 'prosternere' (Grein).

+Segge+, _sb._ sedge, S, Prompt., Voc.--AS. _secg_, sedge, also sword, see Sievers, 258.

+Seggen+, _v._ to say, S, S2, S3, P; +segen+, S; +saegen+, S; +seigen+, S; +siggen+, S, S2; +sygge+, S2, S3; +sayn+, S2, C; +zigge+, S2; +seien+, S; +seie+, S3, C; +sei+, P; +saein+, S; +seyen+, S; +seyn+, S2, C2; +se?en+, S; +sei?+, S2; +zay+, S2; +seh+, _pr. s._, S; +sei+, S2; +sey+, S2; +zay+, S2; +seistow+, sayest thou, C3; +seien+, _pr. pl._, S2; +saede+, _pt. s._, S; +sade+, S; +sede+, S, S2; +saeide+, S; +sayde+, C2; +seyde+, C2; +seide+, S2, C; +seidestow+, saidst thou, S2; +sugge+, _2 pr. s. subj._, S; +?e-sed+, _pp._, S; +i-said+, S; +i-segd+, S; +i-seid+, S; +ised+, S, S2; +seyd+, C2; +yzed+, S2; +iset+, S; +iseit+, S (3 b. 14); +seyne+, _gerund._, C2.--AS. _secgan_, pt. _s?de_, pp.

_ges?d_.

+Sehte+, _adj._ reconciled, S; see +Saht+.

+Sehtnesse+, _sb._ peace, reconciliation, S; see +Sahtnesse+.

+Sei+, +Seih+, saw; see +Seon+.

+Seily+, _adj._ simple, humble, S3; see +Sely+.

+Sein+, _pp._ seen; see +Seon+.

+Seint+, _adj._ and _sb._ holy, saint, S, S2, C2; +seynt+, PP; +sein+, S, S2; +seintes+, _pl._, C2; +seyntis+, W2.--OF. _seint_, _saint_; Lat.

_sanctum_. Cf. +Sant+.

+Seintuarie+, _sb._ sanctuary, SD; +seyntewarie+, PP; +sayntuaryes+, _pl._, holy things, relics of saints, S3.--AF. _saintuarie_, also _seintuarye_, holy relics; Lat. _sanctuarium_.

+Seir+, _adj._ separate, S3; see +Ser+.

+Seirse+, _v._ to search; +seirsand+, _pr. p._, S3. See +Cerchen+.

+Seise+, _v._ to seize, possess, SkD; +sese+, PP, B; +seised+, _pp._, possessed of, S2.--OF. _seisir_, _sesir_, _sazir_, to put in possession; Low Lat. _sacire_ (Ducange); OHG. _sazjan_, to set, _sezzan_ (Tatian); see Brachet (s.v. _saisir_).

+Seisine+, _sb._ possession, S2; +seysyne+, SkD.--AF. _seisine_.

+Sek+, _sb._ sack, S2; see +Sak+.

+Sek+, _adj._ sick, S, S2; +seek+, PP, C; +sik+, S, G; +syk+, G; +sic+, S; +seke+, S; +sike+, S, C; +zyke+, S2; +sijke+, W; +sikly+, _adv._, with ill-will, C2.--AS. _seoc_: Goth. _siuks_.

+Seke+, _v._ to seek, S, S2; see +Sechen+.

+Sekir+, _adj._ sure, WA; see +Siker+.

+Seknesse+, _sb._ sickness, S2, C; +secnesse+, S; +siknesse+, C2; +sykenesse+, P; +sekenesse+, S2.--AS. _seocnes_.

+Sel+, _sb._ happiness, occasion, time, S; +seel+, Prompt.; +sele+, S2.--AS. _s?l_.

+Sel+, _adj._ timely, good, S.--AS. _sel_ (Grein): Goth. _sels_.

+Selde+, _adj. pl._ few, C2; _adv._, seldom, S, S2, C, C2, G, PP; +selden+, S2, P; +seldene+, S2; +seldum+, S. _Comb._: +seld-hwonne+, seldom, S; +seld-sene+, rarely seen, SD; +seld-speche+, taciturnity, SD.--AS. _seld_; see Sweet.

+Self+, _p.r.o.n._ self, _ipse_, S; +seolf+, S; +silf+, W; +selue+, S; +sulf+, S, S2; +sulve+, S, S2; +zelue+, S2; +seolue+, _acc._, S; +seoluen+, _pl._, S; +sielfe+, S; +sulf+, S.--AS. _self_.

+Selke+, _sb._ silk, P; +silke+, P; +seolke+, S.--AS. _seolc_ (Voc.); Russ. _sholk_; Lat. _seric.u.m_; cp. Icel. _silki_; see SkD (p. 828).

+Selkouth+, _adj._ and _sb._ wonderful, a wonder, S2, H, PP; +selcouth+, S2, S3, PP; +selcuth+, S, S2, WA; +selkow+, Prompt.--AS. _seld-cu_.

+Selkouth+, _v._ to make wonderful, H.

+Selle+, _sb._ cell, C, P; see +Celle+.

+Sellen+, _v._ to give, sell, Prompt., C; +sullen+, S, S2; +sylle+, S2; +selde+, _pt. s._, W; +seelde+, W; +sald+, S2; +seeld+, _pp._, W, W2; +seld+, W; +sald+, S2.--AS. _sellan_ (_syllan_): OS. _sellian_: Goth.