Havelok the Dane (Legendary character) -- Romances
Shude, Shul, Shulen. _See_ Shol.
Shuldre, Shuldren. _See_ Sholdre.
Shuldreden, _pa. t. pl._ S. shouldered, 1056.
Sibbe, _adj._ S. related, allied, 2277. Sir Tr. p. 44. _See_ Fremde.
Siden, _n. pl._ S. sides, 371.
Sike, _v._ S. to sigh, 291.
Siking, _n._ S. sighing, 234.
Sikerlike, _adv._ S. surely, 422, 625, 2301, 2707, 2871. _Sikerly_, Sir
Tr. p. 35, &c.
Sikernesse, _n._ S. surety, security, 2856. R. Glouc., R. Br., Chauc.
Simenels, _n. pl._ Fr. 779, a finer sort of bread, “q. a _simila_ h. e.
puriori farinæ parte.” _Spelm._ Assis. pan. 51 Hen. III. _Symnellus_
vero de quadrante ponderabit 2 sol. minus quam Wastellum. It elsewhere
appears to be a sort of cake, or cracknel. So in the _Crieries de
Paris_, v. 163, Chaudes tartes et _siminiaus_. V. Nares in v.
Sinne, _n._ S. fault, 1976. _Ne for loue ne for sinne_, 2375. _Wolde he
nouth for sinne lette_, 2627. Traces of this phrase may be elsewhere
found:
Neyther for _love_ nor yet for _awe_
Lyuinge man none than they saw.
_Sir Degore_, c. iv.
Maboun and Lybeauus
Faste togedere hewes,
And stente _for no synne_.
_Ly Beaus Desc._ 1957.
Sire, Syre, _n._ Fr. The term in ll. 310, 1229, is used not only to
express respect, but command. A parallel passage is in R. Cœur de L.
2247. It simply means _Sir_, ll. 909, 2009.
Site, _v._ S. to sit, 2809. _Sittes_, _pr. t. 2 p._ sittest, 1316.
_Sitten_, _pr. t. pl._ sit, 2098. _Site on knes_, i.e. kneel, 2708.
Siþe, Siþen, _adv._ S. then, afterwards, after, 399, 472, 1414, 1814,
1988, &c.
Siþe, _n._ S. time, 1052. _Siþe_, _Siþes_, _pl._ 213, 778, 1737, 2189.
_Syþe_, _Syþes_, 2162, 2843. Sir Tr. p. 55, &c.
Sket, _adv._ quickly, soon, 1926, 1960, 2303, 2493, 2513, 2574, 2736,
2839. Sir Tr. pp. 36, 40, &c.; Ly Beaus Desc. 484; K. Alisaund. 3047;
R. Cœur de L. 806; Rom. of Merlin, ap. Ellis, M. R. V. i. p. 228. [Icel.
_skjótt_, quickly, from _skjótr_, quick, swift. The adj. is still
preserved in the surname Skeat _or_ Skeet.]
Skirming, _n._ Fr. skirmishing, 2323. Web. M. R. _See_ Note on l. 2320.
Slawe, Slawen. _See_ Slo.
Slenge, _v._ S. to sling, cast out, 2435. _Slenget_, _part. pa._ slung,
1923.
Slepes, _pr. t. 2 p._ sleepest, 1283.
Sleie, Sley, _adj._ skilful, expert, 1084, 2116. Sir Tr. pp. 23, 28;
Horn Childe, ap. Rits. M. R. V. 3, p. 296; Emare, 67; R. Glouc. p. 350;
Barb. xix. 179; Doug. 137, 12. Jamieson derives it from Su.-G. _slug_,
Isl. _slægr_. Cf. Sw. _slug_.
Slike, _adv. or perhaps adj._ smoothly, or smooth, 1157. “_Slyke_, or
smothe. _Lenis_.” Prompt. Parv.
Slo, _n._ S. sloe, berry, 849, 2051.
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