A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 181 : +Sale+, _sb._ hall, WA, S, HD.--Icel. _salr_; cp. AS. _sael_ (gen._sales_).+Sale+, _sb

+Sale+, _sb._ hall, WA, S, HD.--Icel. _salr_; cp. AS. _sael_ (gen.

_sales_).

+Sale+, _sb._ basket of willow-twigs for catching eels, etc., S3. See +Salwe+.

+Salewis+, _sb. pl._ willows, W2; see +Salwe+.

+Salm+, _sb._ psalm, S2, W2; +psalme+, H; +psalmes+, _pl._, PP; +zalmes+, S2.--Church Lat. _psalmus_ (Vulg.); Gr. ?a??? (LXX).



+Salme+, _v._ to sing psalms, S2.

+Salt+, _sb._ salt, Voc., S; +sealte+, _dat._, S2. _Comb._: +salt-cote+, a salt-pit, _salina_, Voc.; +salte-cote+, Cath., Voc.--AS. _sealt_.

+Salt+, _adj._ salted, salt, _salsus_, SD; +sealte+, S2; +salte+, _pl._, C2.

+Salue+, _v._ to salute, C2, C3.--OF. _saluer_; Lat. _salutare_.

+Saluyng+, _sb._ salutation, C.

+Salue+, _sb._ salve, ointment, C2, PP; +sallfe+, H (p. 184).--AS.

_sealf_; cp. G. _salbe_.

+Salwe+, _sb._ a kind of willow, a sallow, SkD, Voc.; +salwhe+, Prompt.; +salghe+, HD; +salewis+, _pl._, W2.--AS. _sealh_ (Voc.): OHG. _salaha_; cp. Lat. _salic-em_, Ir. _sail_, Gr. ?????, W. _helyg_.

+Sam ... . sam+, _conj._ whether ... . or, S.

+Same+, _adj._ same, SkD; +samyn+, S3, B; +sammyn+, _dat._, S2, B.--Icel. _samr_.

+Same+, _sb._ shame, S; see +Schame+.

+Samed+, _adv._ together, SD; +somed+, S; +somet+, S.--AS. _samod_.

+Samen+, _adv._ together, PP, S, S2, H; +samenn+, S; +samyn+, H, B; +sammyn+, B.--Icel. _saman_; cp. OHG. _saman_ (Tatian).

+Samet+, _sb._ a rich silk stuff, CM; +samyte+, SkD; +samite+, ND.--OF.

_samit_; Late Lat. _examitum_; Late Gr. ????t??; cp. G. _samt_, velvet, It. _sciamito_ (Florio).

+Samie+, _v._ to be ashamed, S; see +Schamien+.

+Samm-tale+, _adj. pl._ in harmony, S.

+Samnien+, _v._ to unite; +somnen+, S; +sammnesst+, _2 pr. s._, S; +i-somned+, _pp._, S; +samned+, S2; +samened+, S2; +samynd+, H.--AS.

_samnian_.

+Samon+, _sb._ salmon, S2; see +Saumon+.

+Sand+, _sb._ sand, PP; see +Sond+.

+Sand+, _sb._ a gift, S2; see +Sond+.

+Sanderbodes+, _sb. pl._ messengers, S; see +Sonder+.

+Sang+, _sb._ song, S, S3; see +Songe+.

+Sang+, _sb._ blood. _Comb._: +sank royall+, blood royal, S3 (14.

490).--OF. _sanc_, _sang_; Lat. _sanguinem_.

+Sangwine+, _adj._ blood-red, S3; +sangwin+, C; +sangwane+, blood colour (in heraldry), S3.--AF. _sanguine_; Lat. _sanguineum_.

+Sans+, _prep._ without, C3; +sanz+, S2, PP; +saun+, HD. _Comb._: +saun fail+, without fail, HD.--OF. _sans_, _senz_; Lat. _sine_, see BH, -- 50.

+Sant+, _adj._ and _sb._ holy, saint, S2; +sante+, S; +sanct+, B.--Lat.

_sanctus_. Cf. +Seint+.

+Sanyt+, _pt. s._ crossed himself, S2; see +Seynen+.

+Sape+, _sb._ soap, S; see +Soope+.

+Saphir+, _sb._ sapphire; +safiris+, W (Apoc. 21. 19); +saphires+, _pl._, C2, PP; +safferes+, P.--AF. _safir_, _saphire_; Lat. _sapphirum_ (acc.); Gr. s?pfe????; Heb. _sappir_.

+Sapience+, _sb._ Wisdom, i.e. the book so called, C2, P; wisdom, C3; +sapiences+, _pl._, kinds of intelligence, C3.--OF. _sapience_; Lat.

_sapientia_.

+Sar+, +Sare+, +Sair+; see +Sore+.

+Sarce+, _sb._ sieve, Cath., Palsg.; +searce+, Cotg. (s.v. _tamis_); +sa.r.s.e+, Cath. (_n_); +sars+, Cath. (_n_).--OF. _sas_, a searce (Cotg.), _saas_: Sp. _cedazo_ (Minsheu); Lat. _setaceum_, from _seta_, hair on an animal. See +Say+.

+Sarce+, _v._ to sift, Palsg.; +sea.r.s.e+, Cath. (_n_).--OF. _sa.s.ser_.

+Sari+, _adj._ sorry, S; see +Sory+.

+Sark+, _sb._ s.h.i.+rt, S3; see +Serk+.

+Sarmoun+, _sb._ sermon, P; see +Sermoun+.

+Satern+, _sb._ Saturnus, SD. _Comb._: +Sateres-dai+, Sat.u.r.day, S; +Saterdei+, S; +seterday+, PP; +saetterdaei+, S; +saterday+, PP; +set.u.r.day+, PP.

+Sattel+, _v._ to subside, S2, S3; see +Setlen+.

+Sauf+, _adj._ safe, healed, made whole, S2, C3, P; +sauff+, S2; +saf+, S2; +saaf+, S2, W; +sauf+, _prep._, save, except, C; +saue+, C2, C3; +saulfe+, S3; +saufliche+, _adv._, safely, S2; +saufly+, C, C2, PP; +sauely+, H. _Comb._: +saulfe-garde+, safe-keeping, S3; +salfgard+, S3.--AF. _sauf_, OF. _salf_; Lat. _saluum_.

+Saugh+, saw; see +Seon+.

+Saughte+, _v._ to be reconciled, G. See +Saht+.

+Saule+, _sb._ soul, S; +sawl+, S; +saull+, S3; +saulen+, _pl._, S; see +Soule+.

+Saumon+, _sb._ salmon, Voc.; +salmond+, B; +samon+, S2; +samowne+, Prompt.--OF. _saumun_, _salmon_; Lat. _salmonem_.

+Saumplarie+, _sb._ example, instructor, PP.

Chapter 181 : +Sale+, _sb._ hall, WA, S, HD.--Icel. _salr_; cp. AS. _sael_ (gen._sales_).+Sale+, _sb
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