Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
Schylde, to shield, A. 965; C. 440.
Schyldere, shoulder, A. 214.
Schym, bright, A. 1077. A.S. _scima_, a brightness. M.H.G. _schîm_.
A.S. _sciman_, to glitter, shine. See T. B. 4974.
Schymeryng, _sb._ brightness, A. 80. A.S. _scimrian_, to shine. Du.
_schémeren_, to dazzle. Sw. _skimra_, to glitter.
Schyn, shall, B. 1810. See _Schin_.
Schynde, shone, A. 80.
{Schyr, Schyre,} brightly, A. 28; bright, beautiful, A. 42, 284;
B. 553, 605, 1278; bare, B. 1690. Comp. _schyrrer_, A. 982. A.S.
_scír_, _sheer_, pure, clear, bright. See T. B. 1269.
Sclade = slade, valley, green plain, A. 1148. A.S. _slæd_.
Sclaȝt, slaughter, B. 56.
Scoghe, scoff, or perhaps perverseness, backsliding, A. 610. A.S.
_sceoh_, askew, perverse.
Scole, cup, B. 1145. O.N. _skál_. Dan. _skaal_.
Scolere, scholar, B. 1554.
Scomfyt, to discomfit, B. 1784.
Scope, scoop, C. 155.
{Scorn, Scorne,} _vb._ B. 709; _sb._ B. 827.
Scoumfit, discomfited, B. 151.
Scowte-wach, sentinel, guard, B. 838.
“Thane the price mene prekes and proves theire horsez,
Satilles to the cete appone sere halfes;
Enserches the subbarbes sadly thare-aftyre,
And skyrmys a lyttille;
Skayres thaire skottefers
And theire _skowtte-waches_.” --(Morte Arthure, p. 206.)
Scoymous, particular, scrupulous, fearful, B. 21, 1148.
Scrof, rough, B. 1546.
Scrypture, writing, B. 1546.
Scue. See _Skewe_.
Scylle, wit, B. 151. It signifies also reason, cause. O.N. _skil_.
Scylful, wise, B. 1148.
{Sech, Seche,} seek, A. 354; B. 29, 420.
Seele, joy, happiness, C. 242. A.S. _sél_, good, excellent. Cf.
_unsell_, T. B. 1961.
Sege, seat, C. 93. Fr. _siége_.
Sege, siege, B. 1185.
{Segg, Segge,} a man, servant, B. 93, 398, 549, 681. A.S. _secg_,
a man, literally a messenger, speaker; from _secgan_, to say.
Segge, say, B. 621.
Segh, saw, A. 790.
Sekke, sack, C. 382.
Selconth, a marvel, B. 1274. A.S. _sel-cúth_ = _seld-cúth_, rare,
seldom known.
Selden, seldom, A. 380. A.S. _seldan_.
Sele, happiness, bliss, C. 5. See _Seele_.
Selepe = slep, slept, C. 186.
Self, very, A. 1046; same, B. 1769.
Selly, a marvel, C. 140; wonderfully, C. 353. A.S. _séllíc_, _síllíc_,
worthy, wonderful; _séllíce_, wonderfully.
“For thou has samned, as men sais, a _selly_ noimbre
Of wrichis and wirlinges out of the west endis,
Of laddis and of losengers and of litille thevys.”
--(K. Alex. p. 59.)
See T. B. 1544.
Sely, fortunate, blessed, happy, A. 659; B. 490. See _Seele_.
Sem, seam, B. 555.
Semblaunt, appearance, cheer, A. 211, 1143; B. 131, 640.
Semblé, assembly, B. 126.
Sembled, assembled, C. 177.
Seme, seemly, A. 190; B. 549, 1810. O.Sw. _sæma_. Dan. _sömme_, to be
fitting, bear one’s self becomingly. O.N. _sæmr_, seemly.
Seme, to be fitting, become, B. 793.
Semed, A. 760.
{Semely, Semly, Semlych,} seemly, beautiful, A. 34, 789; B. 209, 1442.
Comp. _sem-loker_, B. 868.
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