Part 17
#Schewe(n)#, #Shewe#, _v._ to show, reveal, declare, (make) manifest, II 159, IV _b_ 10, V 188, IX 285, XI _a_ 3, _b_ 19, XII _a_ 49, XVI 22, XVII 82; #Schawys#, _3 sg._ X _introd._; #Sseweþ#, _pl._ III 59; #Shewyng#, _n._ in _of feyre sh._, that puts the case plainly (_or_ of fair seeming, very presentable), I 260. [OE. _ge-scēawian_.]
#Schylde#, #Sheld#, _v._ to defend, protect, IV _a_ 76, XVII 301; forfend, in _God schylde_, God forbid, IV _a_ 91. [OE. _scíldan_, _scéldan_.]
#Schille#, _adv._ shrilly, loudly, II 104, 526. [OE. _*sciell_, _scyl_, adj.]
#Schille#, _v._ to shrill, resound, II 272. [OE. _sciellan_.]
#Schyn#; #Schine#. _See_ Schal; Schene.
#Schyne#, #Shyne#, _v._ to shine, XVI 94, XVII 9, 453; to be conspicuous, IV _b_ 70; #Schon#, _pa. t. sg._ II 152; #Schine#, _pa. t. pl._ II 415. [OE. _scīnan_.]
#Schipman# (#-mannes#, _gen. sg._; #-men#, _pl._), _n._ sailor, IX 124, X 119. [OE. _scip-mann_.]
#Schip(pe)#, #Ship(pe)#, _n._ ship, VII 89, 120, X 120, XIV _c_ 17, &c.; #Schipe#, _dat. sg._ XII _a_ 23. [OE. _scip_.]
#Schir#. _See_ Sir(e).
#Schyre#, #Shire# (VII), _adj._ bright, clear, fair, lovely, V 15, 245, VII 151, 157; _quasi-sb._ fair (flesh), V 188. [OE. _scīr_.] _See_ Scere, Skyre.
#Scho#; #S(c)hold-#, #Scholle#; #Schome#; #Schon#; #Schop# (#Shope#). _See_ Sche; Schal; Scham(e); Schyne; Schap(e).
#Schore#, _n._ (shore), bank, V 15, 93; _vpon schore_ on the ground (by the river), V 264. [Cf. MDu., MLG. _schore_.]
#Schort(e)#, #Short#, _adj._ short, brief, IV _b_ 45, VII 72, XI _b_ 136. [OE. _scort_.]
#Schote#, _v. trans._ to shoot, IX 258; _intr._ shot, sprang, in #Schot#, _pa. t. sg._ V 246, 250; #Shotton#, _pl._ VII 120. [OE. _scēotan_.]
#Schoueles#, _n. pl._ shovels, VIII _a_ 183. [OE. _scofl_.]
#Schour#, #Show(e)r#, _n._ shower, VII 108, XVII 350; squall, XIV _c_ 21. [OE. _scūr_.]
#Schowue#, _v. intr._ to thrust, make one's way, V 15, 93. [OE. _scūfan_.]
#Schranke#, _pa. t. sg._ shrank; flinched, winced, V 199, 304; _schrank to_, penetrated into, V 245. [OE. _scrincan_.]
#Schrifte#, _n._ in _do thi schrifte_, made your confession, XII _introd._ [OE. _scrift_.]
#Schuldereȝ#, #-es#, _n. pl._ shoulders, V 199, 246, 250. [OE. _sculdor_.]
#S(c)hul-#. _See_ Schal.
#Schunt#, _n._ a sudden jerk and swerve, V 200. _See_ next.
#Schunt#, _v._ to flinch; _pa. t._ V 212. [Prob. rel. to OE. _scunian_.]
#Schust#. _See_ Schal.
#Science#, _n._ knowledge, learning, IX 77. [OFr. _science_.]
#Sclauain#, #Sclauin#, _n._ a pilgrim's mantle, II 228, 343. [OFr. _esclavine_.]
#Sclaundre(n)#, _v._ to scandalize, XI _b_ 242. [OFr. _esclandrer_.]
#Scole#, _n._ school, VIII _b_ 37, XIII _b_ 17. [OE. _scōl_.]
#Score#, _n._ score, twenty, XIII _a_ 20, 21, &c. [ON. _skor_, notch, twenty.]
#Scornes#, _n. pl._ taunts, XIV _c_ 102. [OFr. _(e)scarn_; see _N.E.D._]
#Scottes#, #Skottes#, _n. pl._ Scots, XIII _b_ 3, XIV _a_ 1, &c.; #Skot#, _sg._ XIV _a_ 33. [OE. _Scottas_.]
#Scoumfited#, _pp._ defeated, XIV _c_ 60. [ME. _(di)scomfite(n)_, formed on OFr. _desconfit_, pp.]
#Scowtes#, _n. pl._ jutting rocks, V 99. [ON. _skúti_.]
#Scrippe#, _n._ pilgrim's wallet (for food), VIII _a_ 63. [OFr. _escreppe_; ON. _skreppa_.]
#Se#. _See_ See.
#Se(n)#, #See(n)#, #Seo# (XV _b_), _v._ to see, perceive, I 149, II 11, 462, VIII _b_ 93, IX 225, XV _b_ 17, &c.; #Seþ#, _3 sg._ II 251, 321. #Sagh#, _pa. t. sg._ I 175; #Say#, I 174; #Saugh#, IX 169; #Saw#, X 161, &c.; #Seȝ(e)#, V 96, 102, &c.; #Seigh#, VIII _a_ 231; #Seiȝe#, II 147, &c.; #Seih#, XV _a_ 6; #Siȝe# (riming _heiȝe_), II 355; #Sih#, #Syh#, XII _a_ 139, 146, &c.; #Saugh#, _pl._ IX 226; #Saw(e)#, I 221, X 13; #See#, VII 57; #Segh#, VII 22; #Seiȝe#, II 592. #Iseȝe#, #-seye#, #-seiȝe#, _pp._ XIV _c_ 8, 16, 88, &c.; #Yseye#, XIII _a_ 16, 18; #Seȝe#, #Seyȝe#, XIV _c_ 24, 32, &c.; #Seun#, in _wolden be seun_, would like to appear, XI _a_ 51; #Seen(e)#, #Sene#, (properly _adj._; _see_ Ysene), seen, visible, plain, IV _a_ 33, VII 182, IX 102, XII _a_ 196, XIV _a_ 3, _b_ 79, XVI 67, &c. [OE. _sēon_; _se(a)h_, _sæh_; _sāwon_, _sēgon_; _(ge)-sewen_, _segen_; _ge-sēne_, adj. (late pp.).]
#Seasonable#, _adj._ opportune, favourable, VII 128. [OFr. _seisonable_.] _See_ Sesoun.
#Seche#, _v._ to seek, V 101, IX 108, &c.; to visit, II 432; to try, XII _b_ 177; _intr._ to go (to), _see_ the _pp._; _for to seche_, absent, lacking, XII _a_ 37; #Sekeþ#, _imper. pl._ XIV _d_ 15; #Soght#, _pa. t._ IV _a_ 39; #Soȝt#, #Soght#, _pp._ VII 54, XIV _b_ 50, XVII 157; _so watȝ ... her answar soȝt_, such was the answer they found (to give), VI 158; _were soght to_, had got to, VII 168. [OE. _sēcan_, _sō̆hte_.]
#Secound#, #Secunde#, _adj._ second, XI _a_ 54, XIII _a_ 9, _b_ 32. [OFr. _secund_.]
#Secte#, _n._ sect, IX 289. [OFr. _secte_.]
#Securly#. _See_ Sikerlich.
#Sed#, _n._ seed, XII _a_ 81. [OE. _sǣd_, _sēd_.]
#Sedgeyng#, _n._ telling, narrating (as a 'Segger', _q.v._), Introduction xxxiii.
#See#, _n._ sea, IX 9, XII _a_ 25, XIV _c_ 34, &c.; #Se#, VII 125, X 11, XIII _a_ 28, &c.; #Sea#, VII 143, &c.; _beȝo(u)nde þe see_, in foreign lands, I 252, IX 76, 128, 271; _bi see and bi sand_, _on se and bi side_, on sea and land, everywhere, XVII 75, 542. [OE. _sǣ_.]
#Seede#, XVI 48. A _pa. t._ is perh. concealed by corruption: ? _seeded_, was born (from Sed; cf. _my moder of whom I dede sede_, Cov. Myst. 393); ? _deede_, died (from Deye, _q.v._).
#Seek#; #See(n)#; #Seere#. _See_ Sike; Se(n); Ser(e).
#Sege#, _n._ siege, X 1, XIV _b_ heading. [OFr. _s(i)ege_.]
#Segge#, _n._ man, V 339. [OE. _secg_.]
#Seggers#, _n. pl._ (professional) story-tellers, I _introd._ [From ME. _segge(n)_ to tell (_see_ Seie); cf. OE. _secgend_, and Disour.]
#Segh#, #Seȝ(e)#. _See_ Se(n).
#Sei(e)#, #Seye(n)#, #Sein#, #Seyn(e)#, &c. _v._ to say, tell, mention, I 254, VIII _a_ 123, 279, IX 76, 134, XI _a_ 34, _b_ 8, XII _a_ 27, XIV _c_ 9, &c.; _herd seye_, heard men relate, IX 221; #Say(n)#, #Sai(e)#, IV _a_ 74, VII 182, XIV _b_ heading, XVI 169, XVII 382, &c.; #Zigge#, in _yhyerde zigge of_, heard it said by, III 49. #Seist#, _2 sg. pres._ VIII _a_ 226; #Sais#, #Says#, VI 49, XVI 60, &c.; #Seyt#, _3 sg._ II 556; #Seiþ#, &c., I 97, VIII _a_ 246, &c.; #Saytȝ#, VI 97, 141; #Zayþ#, III 48; #Sais#, _pl._ XVI 108; #Seith#, _imper. pl._ XIV _d_ 13. #Seyd(e)#, #Sayd(e)#, &c., _pa. t._ I 78, II 188, &c.; #Zayde#, #Zede#, III 12, 28; #Seyd#, #Saide#, _pp._ I 108, IX 297 (aforesaid), &c.; _þat is sone saide_, that is easily said, easier said than done, XVI 205. [OE. _secgan_ (_segþ_); _sægde_, _sǣde_.] _See_ Aboueseyd, Forseyde.
#Seigh#, #Seiȝe#, #Seih#, &c. _See_ Se(n).
#Seiynge#, _n._ saying, assertion, XI _b_ 12, 222. [From Sei(e).]
#Seile#, #Saile#, #Sayle#, _v._ to sail, VII 128, XII _a_ 31, XIV _c_ 33. [OE. _segl(i)an_.] _See_ Sayll.
#Seyll#; #Seymland#. _See_ Sele; Sembland.
#Seynt(e)#, #Saint#, #Saynt(e)#, _adj._ holy, I 246, XV _d_ 5; Saint, I 34, III _introd._, 3, VIII _a_ 3, XIV _d_ 1, &c.; _n._ saint, XI _b_ 87, 95, &c.; #Sant#, XVII 555; #Sauynt#, III _introd._; #Sent#, XV _i_ 7, 11. [OFr. _saint_.]
#Seyntewarie#, _n._ sanctuary, VIII _b_ 83. [OFr. _saintuaire_.]
#Seyr#, _see_ Ser(e); #Seist#, #Seyt#, #Seiþ#, &c., _see_ Sei(e); #Seke#, _see_ Sike; #Sekeþ#, _see_ Seche.
#Selde(n)#, _adv._ seldom, VI 20, XIV _c_ 8, 40, &c. [OE. _seldan_.]
#Sele#, #Seyll# (XVII), _n._ happiness, prosperity, V 341, 354 (_see_ note), XVII 301. [OE. _sǣl_.]
#Self(e)#, #Selue#, #Seluen#, #Zelue# (III), _adj._ same, very, II 341, V 79; _þe burne seluen_, _Troy selfe_, the knight himself, Troy itself, V 309, VII 63; _quasi-sb._ self, person, V 88, 233; _þe ilke zelue þet_, the very one who, III 27 (_see_ note); _see_ the personal prons. [OE. _self(a)_.]
#Selle#, _n._ prison-cell, XVI 342. [OFr. _celle_.]
#Selle(n)#, #Sell#, _v._ to sell, IV _a_ 46, VIII _a_ 264, IX 113, &c.; #Sulle#, XV _g_ 19, 20, 22; #Solde#, _pa. t._ XVI 147; #Sold#, #Isold#, _pp._ in _boght and sold_, _iboust ant isold_, XII _b_ 153, XV _g_ 26; _to selle_, for sale, VIII _a_ 301. [OE. _sellan_ (late WS. _syllan_).]
#Selly#, _adj._ strange, curious, V 102. [OE. _sel(d)-lic_.]
#Seluer#. _See_ Siluer.
#Sembland#, #Seymland#, _n._ looks, countenance, XIV _b_ 79, XVII 211. [OFr. _semblant_.]
#Seme(n)#, _v._ to beseem, suit, XV _b_ 33; to seem fitting, XI _a_ 6; to seem, appear, IV _b_ 50, VIII _b_ 27, 94, XI _b_ 288, &c. [ON. _sóma_ (_sœ́mdi_, pa. t. subj.); cf. next.]
#Semly#, _adj._ seemly, fair, II 411, XIV _b_ 28, XV _b_ 26; #Semlokest#, _superl._ XV _c_ 6. [ON. _sœ́m-r_ + OE. _-lic_, _-lucost_; cf. ON. _sœ́mligr_.]
#Sen#. _See_ Siþen, Se(n).
#Sendal#, _n._ a kind of thin rich silk, VIII _a_ 11. [OFr. _cendal_.]
#Sende#, _v._ to send, I 51, VIII _a_ 132, &c.; #Sende#, _pa. t._ V 294; #Sent# (_after_), sent (for), II 424; sent word, VIII _a_ 321; #Zente#, III 23, 37; #Send(e)#, #Sent#, _pp._ I 92, XVI 56, 398, XVII 254, &c.; #Yzent#, III 14, 30. [OE. _séndan_.]
#Sent#. _See_ Seynt(e).
#Sentence#, #-ense#, _n._ (considered) opinion, authoritative pronouncement, XI _b_ 264; passages from (authoritative) writings, XI _a_ 27; (subject) matter, XI _a_ 30; meaning, sense (opp. to words), XI _b_ 134, 143, 174; _in þis sentense_, as follows, XI _a_ 55. [OFr. _sentence_.]
#Septentrion#, _n._ North, IX 31. [OFr. _septentrion_.]
#Serche#, _v._ to search; to inquire (of), VII 24; #Cerched#, _pp._ explored, IX 310. [OFr. _cerchier_.] _See_ Encerche.
#Ser(e)#, #Seere#, #Seyr# (XVII), _adj._ special, XVI 41, 387, 398; various, different, manifold, IV _b_ 42, 60, X 44, 152, XVI 122, 294; _into seyr countré_, abroad, XVII 487; _fele sere_, many and various (women), V 349. [ON. _sér_, dat. sg., for (by) itself; separately.]
#Serely#, _adv._ individually, differently, IV _b_ 60. [ON. _sér-liga_, apart.]
#Sergont#, #Ser<g>ant#, _n._ servitor, III 11; man-at-arms, XIV _b_ 28. [OFr. _serjant_.]
#Serymonyes#, _n. pl._ ceremonies, XI _b_ 202. [OFr. _cerimonie_.]
#Serpent(e)#, _n._ serpent, IX 203, XII _b_ 72, 126. [OFr. _serpent_.]
#Seruaunt(e)#, #-ant#, _n._ servant, V 71, XI _b_ 170, XVI 65, XVII 65, &c.; #Seruand#, XVII 110; #Seruauntz#, _pl._ VIII _a_ 252. [OFr. _servant_.]
#Serue(n)#, _v._^1 to serve, be servant to, do one's duty to, VIII _b_ 65, 70, XI _b_ 178, XII _a_ 189; deal with, treat, XVI 206; (without obj.) to serve mass, VIII _b_ 12. [OFr. _servir_.]
#Serue(n)#, _v._^2 to deserve, VI 193 (_or_ 'served', from prec.); #Yserued#, _pp._ VIII _a_ 81. [Shortened from Deseruen, _q.v._]
#Seruyce#, #-ys(e)#, #Servise#, _n._ service, IV _b_ 37, XI _b_ 181, XII _b_ 122; church-service, I 81, XI _b_ 174. [Late OE. _serfise_ from OFr. _servise_.]
#Sese#, _v._ to seize, V 339; _sesed in_, seised in, put in legal possession of, VI 57. [OFr. _seisir_.]
#Sesoun#, _n._ season, time, V 17. [OFr. _se(i)son_.]
#Sesse#. _See_ Cesse.
#Sete#, _n._ seat, throne, XIV _c_ 86. [ON. _sǽti_.]
#Sete(n)#; #Seþ#; #Seþen#, #Seþþe(n)#, &c. _See_ Sitte(n); Se(n); Siþen.
#Sett(e)#, #Set#, _v._ to set; #Yset#, _pp._ XIII _a_ 12. To seat, VIII _a_ 48; _set in sete_, enthroned, XIV _c_ 86; _refl._ to sit, I 200, II 69, XVII 340; to set, put, place, IV _b_ 23, V 162, X 48, 62, XVI 140, 387, &c.; to set up, erect, I 91, 180; fix (time), XII _a_ 35; to cause to be, make, XVI 204, 205; to value, XII _b_ 149; _set(te) at_, set, value at (the rate of), VIII _a_ 162, _b_ 101, XVII 364. _Sette aboute_, occupied with, XI _b_ 115; _sett a crie on_, appealed to, II 511 (_see_ Crien, _v._); _set his entent (apon)_, determined (on), X 184; _settes_ (1 sg.) _my ioy ... when_, account it happiness when, IV _a_ 30; _settis no store bi_, has no regard for, XVII 92; _set till_, trained on, X 81; _set vp_, to open, X 185. [OE. _settan_.]
#Settel#, _n._ throne, IV _a_ 9. [OE. _setl_.]
#Seuen(e)#, _adj._ seven, IV _b_ 53, XVII 13, &c.; _See_ Psalme, Starne. [OE. _seofon_.]
#Seuenyst# (#Seuenistes#, &c.), _n._ seven nights, a sennight, week, XV _e_ 3, 6. [OE. _seofon niht_ (pl.); _see_ Appendix, p. 278.]
#Seuered#, _pa. t. intr._ severed, was cut (or _trans._ with omitted _he_), V 244. [OFr. _sev(e)rer_.]
#Seun#, #Sewingly#. _See_ Se(n); Sue(n).
#Sex#, #Six#, _adj._ six, IX 106 (_see_ Squared), XVI 39, XVII 57, &c.; #Sexti#, sixty, II 90, 304. [OE. _sex_, _sextig_.]
#Sh-#. _See_ Sch- (except as below).
#Shaltow#; #Shep#; #Sheld#. _See_ Schal; Scheep; Schylde.
#Sheues#, _n. pl._ sheaves, VIII _a_ 135, _b_ 14. [OE. _scēaf_.]
#Shlepe#. _See_ Slep(e), _n._
#Shon(e)#, _n. pl._ shoes, VIII _b_ 18, XVII 353 (_see_ Cloute). [OE. _sc(e)ō_, late gen. pl. _sceōna_.]
#Shotton#; #Showr#. _See_ Schote; Schour.
#Shrewe#, _n._ a bad man, evil-doer, VII 183, VIII _a_ 153. [OE. _scrēawa_, shrew-mouse; see _N.E.D._]
#Sybbe#, _adj._ related, akin, IV _b_ 22. [OE. _sibb_.]
#Sic#; #Sich(e)#; #Sicht#. _See_ Swilke; Swiche; Sight.
#Side#, #Syde# (#Siddis#, _pl._), _n._ side, II 156, V 112, IX 69, XVII 542 (shore; _see_ See), &c.; _bi (at) ... side_, (orig. with intervening _gen._) beside, II 66, V 76, 93; _on the see syde_, in the direction of the sea, IX 177; _in (on) no syde_, in no direction, V 102, IX 164, 192; _in on syde_, in one respect, XIII _b_ 35; _on alle siddis_, in all respects, XI _b_ 238; _quasi-adj._ lying on either side, XIII _b_ 55. [OE. _sīde_.]
#Sygh(e)#, _v._ to sigh, IV _a_ 69, 85; _trans._ to lament, regret, IV _a_ 59. [Alteration of OE. _sīcan_, ME. _siken_, aided by ME. pa. t. _sihte_.]
#Sight#, #Siȝt#, #Syght(e)#, #Syȝt#, #Sicht# (X), _n._ sight, view, II 334, IV _b_ 50, X 192, XV _i_ 16, XVII 555, &c.; _at a syght_, at one view, XVII 469; _be sight_, by sight, XVI 229; _to sight_, to look upon, XVI 90; _with sight_, by looking (reading), VII 24. [OE. _gesihþ_, _-siht_.]
#Signe#, #Syngne# (V), _n._ sign, token, evidence, V 96, XI _a_ 3, XVI 19, 41, &c. [OFr. _signe_.]
#Siȝe#. _See_ Se(n).
#Sih#, #Syh#. _See_ Se(n).
#Sike#, _adj._ sick, ailing, morbid, XI _b_ 242; #Seek#, XV _a_ 2; #Seke#, XVII 61. [OE. _sēoc_, _sēc_.]
#Sykel#, _n._ sickle, VIII _b_ 23. [OE. _sicol_.]
#Sikenesse#, #Syke-#, _n._ sickness, disease, VIII _a_ 122, 254. [OE. _sē(o)c-nes_.]
#Siker#, #Syker#, _adj._ safe, sure, secure, II 35, VIII _b_ 40, XI _a_ 238, XIV _c_ 49, 55. [OE. _sicor_.]
#Sikerlich#, #Securly#, _adv._ certainly, II 571, XVII 38, 372. [From prec.]
#Sikernesse#, _n._ security, XII _b_ 40. [As prec.]
#Silke#, _n._ silk, VIII _a_ 11. [OE. _seolc_; _silcen_, adj.]
#Siluer#, #Syluer#, #Seluer#, #Zeluer# (III), _n._ silver, money, II 150, III 5, VIII _a_ 186, _b_ 76, XV _g_ 4, &c. [OE. _seolfor_, _silfor_, &c.]
#Symented#, _pp._ cemented, IX 233. [OFr. _cimenter_.]
#Symonye#, _n._ simony, XI _b_ 98. [OFr. _simonie_.]
#Symple#, #Simple#, _adj._ simple, ignorant, XII _b_ 95, XVII 173. [OFr. _simple_.]
#Syn(e)#. _See_ Synn(e), Siþen.
#Synder#, _adv._ in _in synder_, asunder, XIV _c_ 31. [OE. _synder-_; _see_ Sonder.]
#Syndry#, _adj._ sundry, various, X 3, 9, 152. [OE. _syndrig_.] _See_ Sondri.
#Synful#, #Synffull#, _adj._ sinful, XI _b_ 105, 133, &c.; _synffull care_, the woe due to sin, XVI 292. [OE. _synn-ful_.]
#Synge(n)#, #Sing(g)e#, _v._ to sing, I 14, 56, II 68, VIII _b_ 72, XV _a_ 7, _b_ 6, &c.; #Sinkestou#, singest thou, XV _a_ 17. #Songen#, _pa. t. pl._ VIII _a_ 109; #Sung(g)e#, I 57, 66, 168; #Songen#, _pp._ XI _b_ 133, 135, 143; #Syngynge#, _n._ I 5. [OE. _síngan_.]
#Synglerty#, _n._ uniqueness, VI 69. [OFr. _senglierté_.]
#Syngne#. _See_ Signe.
#Singuler#, _adj._ individual; unusual, irregular, XI _b_ 101; #Singulerly#, _adv._ uniquely, solely, XI _a_ 52. [OFr. _singuler_.]
#Synke#, _v._ to sink, XVI 348; #Sonkyn#, _pp._ having sunk, VII 161. [OE. _sincan_.]
#Sinkestou#. _See_ Synge(n).
#Synn(e)#, #Syn(e)#, #Zen# (III), _n._ sin, III _introd._, IV _a_ 7, _b_ 16, 76, VI 250, IX 324, &c.; #Syn#, _gen. sg._ (before _sake_), XVII 88. [OE. _synn_ (Kt. _senn_).]
#Synn(e)#, #Syn#, _v._ to sin, XI _b_ 28, 144, XVII 37, 49. [From prec.]
#Synnelees#, _adj._ without sinning, VIII _a_ 226. [OE. _synn-lēas_.]
#Sir(e)#, #Syr(e)#, #Schir# (X), _n._ lord, master, XIV _b_ 69, XVI 117; sire, father, XVI 254; _oure syre_, the master of our house, XVII 396; (as polite form of address) sir, II 131, 431, XIV _c_ 105, XVII 294, &c.; _sir swete_, my good sir, V 169; (pref. to names and titles) Sir; _e.g._ of knights, V 50, X 36, &c.; but used also of kings, II 24, XIV _a_ 9, _b_ 32, &c.; ecclesiastics, I 201, XI _b_ 176; and generally, II 512, VIII _a_ 262, _b_ 55, XVI 169. [OFr. _sire_.]
#Syster#; #Sité#. _See_ Suster; Cité.
#Sythe#, #Syþe#, _n._ scythe, V 134, VIII _b_ 23. [OE. _sigþe_.]
#Sithes#, _n. pl._ times, IX 244. [OE. _sīþ_.] _See_ Oftesithes.
#Sitte(n)#, #Sytt#, #Sit#, _v._ to sit, sit at table, V 42, VIII _a_ 262, XV _g_ 25, XVII 247, &c.; _I sit not dry_, it isn't dry where I sit, XVII 370; to dwell, remain, IV _a_ 64, XVI 272, 342; #Sitt#, _3 sg. pres._ (OE. _sitt_), II 443; #Saat#, _pa. t. sg._ XI _b_ 57; #Sat#, II 42, 519, &c.; #Sete#, II 413, 580; #Sete(n)#, _pl._ II 276, 395, VIII _a_ 109, XV _g_ 24, &c.; #Sete#, _pp._ seated, II 520; #Sittynge#, _n._ XI _b_ 58. [OE. _sittan_.]
#Sitthenes#, _adv._ afterwards, VIII _a_ 65. [OE. _siþþan_ + adv. _-es_.] _See_ Siþen.
#Siþen#, #Sythen#, &c. _adv._ after that, afterwards, next, then, since, IV _a_ 59, 85, V 153, VII 66, &c.; #Seþþe(n)#, I 248, II 162, 587, &c.; #Seþthe#, XIII _b_ 27; #Syne#, X 22, 35, &c.; _ay syne_, ever since, XVI 223; _or syne_, ere long, XVII 228. [OE. _siþþa(n)_, _seoþþan_; ON. _síðan_.]
#Siþen#, #Syþen#, _conj._ after, when, since, seeing that, V 26, 326, XI _a_ 35, &c.; #Sytthen#, VIII _b_ 41; #Sith#, #Siþ#, VIII _b_ 74, XI _b_ 8, &c.; _sith þat_, IX 176; #Seþ(þ)en#, I 116, II 121, 469; _seþþen þat_, II 425; #Suþthe#, XIII _b_ 19; #Syn#, VI 159, VII 29, &c.; _syn þat_, V 252; #Sen#, XVI 169, 254, &c. [As prec.]
#Sk-#. _See_ also Sc-.
#Skayned# (_of_), _pp._ grazed (by), V 99 (_see_ note). [ON. _skeina_.]
#Skant#, _n._ little, XVII 198. [ON. _skam(m)-t_, neut. adj.]
#Skelp#, _n._ a smack, XVII 323. [Unknown.]
#Skewe#, #Skwe# (V), _n._ cloud, V 99, VII 132, 136. [ON. _ský_, earlier _*skiwj-_.]
#Skyfte#, _v._ to apportion, arrange, VI 209. [ON. _skifta_.]
#Skill#, _n._ discernment, reason; _as it is skill_, as is reasonable, XVII 334. [ON. _skil_.]
#Skipte#, _pa. t._ leapt, XII _b_ 61. [Obscure.]
#Skyre#, _adj._ bright, VII 136. [ON. _skír-r_.] _See_ Scere, Schyre.
#Skirmyt#, _pa. t._ skirmished; darted to and fro, VII 136. [OFr. _eskirmir_.]
#Sklayre#, _n._ veil, VIII _a_ 7. [MLG. _sleier_.]
#Skryke#, _v._ to shriek, XVII 232. [? OE. _*scrīc(i)an_; cf. ON. _skrǽkja_.]
#Skunnyrrit#, _pa. t._ shrank, were dismayed, X 59. [Obscure; ? cf. Schunt, and OE. _scunian_.]
#Skweȝ#. _See_ Skewe.
#Slade#, _n._ valley, V 79. [OE. _slæd_.]
#Slayn#. _See_ Slo.
#Slake#, _v._ to slacken, die down, XIII _a_ 4. [OE. _slacian_.]
#Slang#, _pa. t. pl._ flung, X 53; #Slongyn#, _pp._ VII 165. [ON. _slyngva_.]
#Sle#, _adj._ cunning, X 15; working in secret, IV _a_ 10 (_see_ note). [ON. _slœ́g-r_.] _See_ Slyght.
#Slep(e)#, #Sleep#, #Shlepe#, _n._ sleep, XI _b_ 219, XII _a_ 81, 88, XV _g_ 14, &c.; (personified) XII _a_ 47, 89, &c.; _on slepe_, asleep, II 72; _slydyn vppon shlepe_, fallen into oblivion, _or_ fallen asleep, dead, VII 6. [OE. _slēp_, _slǣp_.]
#Slepe(n)#, _v._ to sleep, II 407, 456, XII _a_ 141, XV _a_ 3, &c.; _refl._ in _slep þou þe_, go to sleep, XV _g_ 13; _go slepe_, go to sleep, VIII _a_ 296; #Slepe#, _pa. t._ II 75, 134, 402; #Slepte#, I 159, 243. [OE. _slēpan_, _slǣpan_, str. and wk.]
#Slepi#, _adj._ sleepy, drowsy, XII _a_ 91, 104, 109. [OE. in _un-slēpig_.]
#Sleuthe#, #Sloth#, _n._ sloth, VIII _a_ 137, XVII 53. [OE. _slǣwþ_.] _See_ Slowe.
#Slewe#. _See_ Slo.
#Slydyn#, _pp._ slipped; fallen, VII 6. [OE. _slīdan_.]
#Slyght#, _n._ skill, XVII 137. [ON. _slœ́gð_.] _See_ Sle.
#Slike#, #Slyke#, _adj._ such, XIV _b_ 35; _none slyke_, (that) no one (is) like her, XVII 233. [ON. _slik-r_.] _See_ Swilke.
#Slip#, _v._; _slip this spyndill_, strip, spin off all that is on this spindle, XVII 364. [Cf. MLG. _slippen_; ON. _sleppa_.]
#Sliper#, _adj._ slippery, untrustworthy, XIV _c_ 5. [OE. _slipor_.]
#Slyttyng#, _adj._ harsh, piercing, XIII _b_ 59. [OE. _slītan_, ? _slittan_.]
#Slo#, _v._ to slay, II 332; #Slewe#, _pa. t._ XVI 306; #Slogh#, XIV _a_ 3; #Slouȝ#, II 313, XIV _c_ 45; #Slayn#, _pp._ XVII 307, 546. [OE. _slēan_]; ON. _slá_.]
#Slober#, _n._ slime, ooze, VII 165. [Cf. ME. _slobere(n)_, v., and similar forms in Du., Fris.]
#Sloken#, _v._ to extinguish, IV _a_ 6. [ON. _slokna_, intr.]
#Slombrende#, _pres. p._ slumbering, drowsy, XII _a_ 106. [OE. _*slūmerian_; cf. _slūma_.]
#Slomeryng#, _n._ slumber, sleep, VII 6. [As prec.]
#Slongyn#. _See_ Slang.
#Slowe#, #Slouȝ#, _adj._ sluggish, slothful, XI _b_ 219; dull (unfeeling _or_ spiritless), XIV _c_ 103. [OE. _slāw_.]
#Sluche#, _n._ sludge, ooze, VII 165. [Obscure.]
#Smal(e)#, _adj._ small, slender, fine, II 109, IX 46, XI _b_ 138, XIII _a_ 30, &c.; _adv._ fine, in small pieces, II 538, XI _b_ 177, XIV _d_ 9, &c. [OE. _smæl_; _smale_, adv.]
#Smateryd#, _pp._ be-grimed, XV _h_ 1. [Cf. ME. _smoter-lich_, _bi-smoteren_.]
#Smekyd#, (_pp._) _adj._ smoky, smoke-blackened, XV _h_ 1. [OE. _smē(o)can_.]
#Smertly#, _adv._ suddenly, swiftly, X 83, 91, 168. [ME. _smert_, sharp; cf. OE. _smeart_.]
#Smeþes#, _n. pl._ smiths, XV _h_ 1. [OE. _smiþ_.]
#Smyle#, _v._ to smile, XVII 215. [? OE. _*smīlian_, rel. to MHG. _smielen_, Sw. _smila_, &c.]
#Smyte#, #Smytte#, _v._ to smite, V 192, XVII 215, 218, 220; to rebuke, IV _b_ 76; #Smytte#, _pp._ XVI 338. [OE. _smītan_, smear.]
#Smoþe#, _adj._ smooth, level, II 353. [OE. _smōþ_.]
#Snaw(e)#, #Snogh# (I), #Snowe#, snow, I 162, V 20, 166, 247, XVI 89; _snowe-white_, II 145. [OE. _snāw_; _snāw-hwīt_.]
#Snewe#, _v._ to snow, II 247. [OE. _snīwan_, _*snēowan_.]
#Snyrt#, _pa. t._ touched, grazed, V 244. [Cf. ON. _snerta_, str.]
#So#, #Soo# (XVI), #Sa# (IV, X), _adv._ (i) _Demonstr._ so, thus, in this (that) way, I 90, 150, IV _a_ 20, XVI 206, &c.; (in adjurations, &c.; _cf._ As) so, II 532, VI 127, &c.; in like manner, the same, V 213, XV _b_ 22 (_or_ as, _rel._), XVI 373, XVII 391, &c.; so, to such a degree, &c., II 39, IX 11, 202, XVI 99, XVII 357; (intensifying _adjs._ and _advs._) I 28, VI 20, X 133, &c.; (before _adjs._ without _a_) such (a), II 148, 426, IX 159, X 47, &c.; _neuer sa_, (n)ever so, IV _a_ 75; (giving indef. sense to relatives, _q.v._) so ever, II 340, IV _a_ 71, VI 206, &c.; _so ... till þat_, so that, until, IX 223, 229, 231; _so as_, (in so far) as, XII _a_ 126, 174, 177, &c.; _so þat_, so long as, provided, XI _b_ 223. (ii) _Relative_ as, II 112, VIII _a_ 215, XV _b_ 33, _c_ 30, _g_ 14; _as ... so_, as ... as, II 352; _so may be_, may be, VIII _b_ 34; _by so_, provided that, VIII _b_ 40. [OE. _swā_.] _See_ As(e), Swa.
#Sobre#, _adj._ earnest, serious, VI 31, 172. [OFr. _sobre_.] _See_ Vnsober.
#Socour(e)#, _n._ succour, help, XII _b_ 17, XVII 157, 254. [OFr. _sucurs_, infl. by related verb; _see_ Succur.]
#Sod#, _n._ sod, clod, XVII 58. [MLG., MDu. _sode_.]
#Sodeinli#, #Sodonly#. _See_ Soudein.
#Soferan#, _n._ sovereign lord, XVII 92; #Souereynes#, superiors, VIII _a_ 74. [OFr. _soverain_.]
#Softe#, _adj._ soft, tender, gentle, VII 130, XII _a_ 181; _adv._ softly, gently, XII _a_ 93, _b_ 89; #Softly#, _adv._ II 300. [OE. _sōfte_, adj. and adv.]
#Sogat#, _adv._ in this way, XIV _b_ 96. [So + Gate, _n._^2] _See_ Þusgate.
#Soght#, #Soȝt#; #Soyne#. _See_ Seche; Sone, _adv._
#Soio(u)rne#, _v._ to dwell, II 47, XVI 221; stay, V 341. [OFr. _sojourner_.]
#Solace#, #Solas#, _n._ consolation, solace, IX 316, XVI 28, 41, 46; enjoyment, VII 22, IX 276; _solace make_, amuse themselves, I _introd._; joy, XVI 387, 398, 407. [OFr. _solas_.]
#Solas#, _v._ to delight, II 383. [OFr. _solacier_.]
#Sole#, _n._ (level) place, XVII 391. [OFr. _sole_.]
#Solempne#, _adj._ awe-inspiring, XVI 355. [OFr. _solem(p)ne_.]
#Solitarie#, _adj._ solitary, *XI _b_ 36 (MS. solarie). [L. _sōlitārius_.]