smere- = smeoru-
smerian to laugh to scorn, MtL 924.
smeringwyrt f. name of a plant, ‘crispa, victoriola,’ WW 1351. [cp. smeoruwyrt]
smeruwan = smierwan
smerwung = smirung
smēte- = smǣte-
±smēðan to smooth, soften, polish, CP: appease, soothe, CP.
smēðe smooth, polished, soft, Lk; Æ, AO, CP: suave, agreeable, CP: lenitive. [‘smeeth’]
±smēðian to smoothen, Lcd, OEG: become smooth. [‘smeeth’]
smēðnes f. smoothness, smooth place, Æ, WW. [‘smeethness’]
smēung = smēaung
smīc (ē, ȳ) m. vapour, smoke, Æ, AO, Bo, PPs, VHy. [‘smeech’; ‘smitch’]
smīcan (ē) to smoke, fumigate. [smēocan]
smicer beauteous, elegant, fair, tasteful, Cp, Shr, TC. [‘smicker’] adv. -ere, CP.
smicernes f. smartness, WW 41631.
+smicerod well-fashioned, WW 40621.
smicor = smicer
smidema = smedma
smīec = smīc
±smierwan (e, i, y) to ‘smear,’ anoint, salve, Bl, G, VPs (smirian); CP. [smeoru]
smilte = smylte
smilting = smelting
smirenes (e, y) f. ointment, unguent.
smiringele m. anointing oil, Æ.
smirung (e, y) f. ointment, unguent, Lcd: unction. [smeoru]
smirwan = smierwan
smītan1 to daub, smear, soil, pollute, defile, Æ, Cp, Lcd. [‘smite’]
smitte f? smudge, smut, blot, OEG, RB. [‘smit’]
±smittian to befoul, pollute, WW: infect, OEG. [‘smit’]
smið m. handicraftsman, ‘smith,’ blacksmith, armourer, carpenter, Æ, B, Mt.
smiðbylg m. smith’s bellows, NC 322.
smiðcræft m. manual art, BH 44216.
smiðcræftega m. skilled workman, Gen 1084.
smiðian (eo) to forge, fabricate, Æ, OEG. [‘smith’]
smiðlīce adv. dexterously, WW.
smiððe (smeðe) f. smithy, forge, Æ, BH. [‘smithe’]
smoc m. ‘smock,’ shift, WW.
smoca m. ‘smoke,’ LPs, Nar (cc).
smocian to emit ‘smoke,’ Æ, LPs: fumigate, Lcd.
-smogu v. ǣ-s.
-smoh v. in-s.
smolt I. (e, eo) mild, peaceful, still, gentle, MtL. [‘smolt’]
II. lard, fat, CM, NC. [‘smolt’]
smolte = smylte
smoltlīce adv. gently, ES 8·477.
smorian to strangle, choke, suffocate, Cp, MtR. [‘smore’]
smōð ‘smooth,’ serene, calm, Sc.
smūgan2 to creep, Æ. [Ger. schmiegen]
smūgendlic creeping, LPs 6835.
smȳc = smīc
smygel, smygels m. retreat, burrow, Gl.
smyllan to crack (a whip), GPH 388.
smylt = smelt
+smyltan to appease, BH 38612.
smylte I. mild, tranquil, peaceable, calm, CP: cheerful, prosperous.
smyltelic = smyltlic
smylting (Æ) = smelting
smyltlic tranquil, serene.
smyltnes f. tranquillity, peace, quiet, silence, CP: gentleness, smoothness, mildness, composure, placidity, CP: evening calm.
smyr- = smier-, smir-
smyrels m. ointment, unguent, unction, Æ, LL. [‘smerles’; smeoru]
smytta = smitta
snā = snāw
snaca m. ‘snake,’ serpent, Lk, W.
snacc m. a small vessel, war-ship, Chr. [‘snack’; Dan. snekke]
snād = snǣd II.
-snæcce v. twi-s.
snǣd I. m. handle of a scythe, ÆH 2·162. [‘snead’]
II. (ā) m. a clearing in a wood, Ct (Mdf).
III. f. piece, morsel, slice, portion of food, Æ, Lcd. [‘snede’; snīdan]
snǣdan I. (ē) to cut, slice, lop off, hew, Ln, CP, Mt. [‘sned’; snīðan]
II. to eat, take a meal, Chr 1048.
snǣdel (Gl) = snǣdelðearm
snǣdelðearm m. great gut, Gl, Lcd.
snǣding f. meal, snack, CM, RBL.
snǣdinghūs n. cook’s shop, WW 1851.
snǣdingscēap n. sheep for slaughter, PPs 4323.
snǣdmǣlum adv. bit by bit, Lcd 127a.
snægl (e), snægel m. ‘snail,’ Cp, Lcd, WW.
snǣl = snægl
snǣs = snās
snǣsan (or? onsnǣsan) to run through, pierce, spit, LL 69[36]. [snās]
snǣðfeld m. a defined tract of pasture or woodland (v. Mdf). [snǣd]
snās (ǣ) f. spit, skewer, WW 23717 and n.
snāð I. pret. 3 sg. of snīðan.
II. (?) n? killing (v. OEG 3070).
snāw m. ‘snow,’ Bl, Chr, Met, VPs: snowstorm, Bo.
snāwceald icy-cold, Met 298.
snāwgebland n. snow-storm, AO 18634.
snāwhwīt snow-white, Æ.
snāwig ‘snowy,’ Lcd.
snāwīt = snāhwīt
snāwlic snowy.
sneare, snearh f. ‘snare,’ OEG.
snēdan = snǣdan
snell smart, ready, rapid, keen, fresh, brisk, active, strong, bold, An, B, Cr, Ph; AO. [‘snell’]
snellic smart, ready, quick, rapid, bold. adv. -līce, Wy. [‘snelly’]
snellscipe m. quickness, boldness, Chr 1057d.
snelnes f. agility, ApT 137.
snēome † adv. quickly, speedily, swiftly: immediately, at once.
+sneorcan3 (e) to shrivel, dry up, VPs 3013.
snēowan7 (ō) † to hasten, go.
snēr f. harpstring. [cp. Ger. schnur]
snīcan1 to sneak along, creep, crawl, CP, Lcd. [‘snike’]
snid I. n. slice: (+) slaughter. [Ger. schnitt]
II. m. saw, CP.
snide I. m. incision: slaughter.
sniden pp., snidon pret. pl. of snīðan.
snidīsen n. lancet, Lcd 78a.
snirian = snyrian
snīte f. ‘snipe,’ Cp, WW. [‘snite’]
±snīðan1 to cut, lance, CP: cut off, amputate, CP: hew down, slay, kill, Æ; CP: mow, reap. [‘snithe’; Ger. schneiden]
snīðstrēo carline thistle? (BT) chopped straw? (JGPh 1·328), Cp 358s.
snīðung f. incision, wound: slaughter.
snīwan to snow, BH, Cp, Nar; Æ. [‘snew’]
snōca m. nook? inlet, BC 3·141´ (v. Mdf).
snōd f. hood, head-dress, fillet, Æ.
snoffa m. ‘nausea,’ CM 50.
snofl phlegm, mucus, Lcd 9a.
snoflig full of phlegm, A 8·299.
snofol = snofl
snoru f. daughter-in-law, Æ, AO. [Ger. schnur]
+snot n. mucus, Lcd 20b.
snotor, snoter clever, prudent, intelligent, discerning, MtL; Æ, CP. [‘snoter’]
snotorlic (e2) philosophic, wise. adv. -līce.
snotornes f. wisdom, prudence, Æ.
snotorscipe m. cleverness in argument, dialectics, OEG 3215; 2172.
-snotorung (e2) v. word-s.
snotorwyrde wise of speech, plausible, W 1071.
snotter, snottor, snottra (wk.) = snotor
snōwan = snēowan
snūd I. adj. quickly approaching, Cr 842.
II. n? speed, An 267.
snūde adv. quickly, at once.
snyflung f. mucus from the nose, NC 322. [‘snivelling’]
snyrian † to hasten, hurry.
snyring sharp rock, WW 37122.
snȳtan to blow the nose, NC 322. [‘snite’]
snyteru = snyttru
snȳting f. blowing of nose, WW 162. [‘sniting’]
snytre clever, wise, Gen 2808.
snytrian to be clever, wise.
±snyttru f. (often in pl.) wisdom, cleverness, prudence, sagacity, intelligence, AO, CP.
snyttrucræft † m. wisdom, sagacity.
snyttruhūs n. house of wisdom, PPs 7760.
snyttrum adv. cunningly.
snyðian to go nose or beak forwards (of a plough), Rd 226.
-snyðian, -snyððan v. be-s.
soc I. (±) n. sucking, Æ. [‘sock’]
II. m. soakings, Mdf.
socc m. ‘sock,’ light shoe, slipper, Cp, RB. [L. soccus]
socian ‘to soak,’ Lcd. [sūcan]
sōcn f. seeking, question, inquiry, case, cause: visit, resort, Æ, W: attack, B 1777: refuge, asylum, sanctuary, Æ: the exercise of judicial power, jurisdiction, right of inquisition, right of taking fines, revenue (v. sacu), KC, LL (v. 2·454): district in which a ‘socn’ was exercised (Eng. Hist. Rev. 27·20). [‘soken’]
sōcnes = sēcnes
+sod n. cooking, boiling, CP.
sōfte I. (= sēfte) adj. ‘soft,’ mild, gentle, Æ: quiet, calm, tranquil, undisturbed, Æ: luxurious: agreeable, A 9·28.
II. adv. Gen, Lcd, Met.
sōftnes f. ease, comfort: ‘softness,’ luxury, Æ.
sogeða (o2) m. hiccough, eructation.
sōht pp., sōhte pret. 3 sg. of sēcan.
sol n. mud, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough, CP.
sōl n. sun, PPs 1206.
solar = solor
sōlate f. sunflower, heliotrope, Lcd.
sole f. shoe, sandal, WW 12525. [L.]
solere = solor
solian to soil, become defiled, Rim 67. [‘sole’]
sōlmerca m. sundial, NC 350.
sōlmōnað m. February.
solor m. loft, upper room, CP, Ph: ‘palatium’ hall, dwelling, GD 24814. [‘sollar’; L. solarium]
solsece (æ2) f. heliotrope. [L. solsequia]
sōm- = sām-
sōm f. arbitration, agreement, reconciliation, Æ, LL. [‘some’]
+sōm unanimous, peaceable, friendly, Æ.
somn- = samn-
sōmrǣden f. wedlock, CP 1918.
somw- = samw-
sōn m. sound, music, CP. [L. sonus]
sōna adv. directly, forthwith, immediately, at once, Bl, Chr, CP, MtL, Sat. s. swā as ‘soon’ as, when, Bl, CP.
sōncræft m. music, A 13·38306.
song I. = sang pret. 3 sg. of singan.
II. sb. bed, NG. [ON. sæng]
III. grape, EHy 632.
sonwald (NG) = sinewealt
sopa m. ‘sup,’ Lcd. [‘sope’]
sopcuppe f. sop-cup, Ct.
sopp ‘offula,’ ‘sop,’ OEG 6110.
soppian to soak, ‘sop,’ Lcd 86a.
sore mote, MtL 73.
sorg f. (occl. gs. in -es) ‘sorrow,’ pain, grief, trouble, care, distress, anxiety, B, Bl, Bo; CP.
sorgbyrðen f. load of sorrow, An 1534.
sorgcearig † anxious, sorrowful.
sorgcearu f. sorrow, anxiety, Gu 939.
sorgful ‘sorrowful,’ sad, anxious, careful, Æ, B; CP: distressing, doleful, B, Ph.
sorgian (pres. ptc. sorgende) to ‘sorrow,’ care, grieve, be sorry for, be anxious about, B, Bl, Bo; CP.
sorglēas free from sorrow or care.
sorglēast (h) f. security, Lcd.
sorglēoð † (h) dirge.
sorglic wretched, miserable. adv. -līce. [‘sorrowly’]
sorglufu f. sad love, Deor 16.
sorgstafas, mp. anxiety, care, Jul 660.
sorgung f. ‘sorrowing,’ w 1144.
sorgwīte (h) n. grievous torment, W 1872.
sorgword (h) m. lamentation, Gen 789.
sorgwylm (æ2) † m. wave of sorrow.
sorig sorry, CP 2278.
sot = sott
sōt n. (what settles down), ‘soot,’ Cp, Lcd.
+sotig dirty, grimy.
sotman m. foolish man, NC 350.
sotscipe m. dulness, folly, WW 17133. [‘sotship’]
sott I. adj. foolish, dull, stupid.
II. m. dullard, fool, A. open sott downright fool, Æ. [‘sot’]
sōð I. n. truth, justice, righteousness, rectitude, B, CP, Cr, Sol: reality, certainty. tō sōðe, tō sōðum in truth, truly, truthfully, accurately. tō sōðan, ðurh sōð verily, in truth.
II. adj. true, genuine, real, Bo, Bl; AO, CP: just, righteous. [‘sooth’]
III. == L. pro- in compounds, in DR and NG.
sōðbora m. soothsayer, astrologer, Chr 975a (reading doubtful).
sōð-cwed, -cweden veracious, NG.
sōðcwide m. true speech, truth, just saying: proverb, NG.
Sōðcyning † m. King of truth, God.
sōðe adv. truly, really, accurately, rightly, B, PPs. [‘sooth’]
sōðes adv. verily, Mt. [v. ‘sooth’]
Sōðfæder m. Father of truth, God, Cr 103.
sōðfæst (e2) true, trustworthy, honest, Bl, Chr, Cr, VPs: just, righteous, JnL, PPs. [‘soothfast’]
±sōðfæstian to justify, NG.
sōðfæstlic (e) true, sincere, An 876. adv. -līce truly, honestly, OET 452. [‘soothfastly’]
sōðfæstnes f. truth, truthfulness, fairness, fidelity, Bl, Bo, CP, VPs: justice. [‘soothfastness’]
sōðfylgan ‘prosequi,’ DR 2918.
sōðgid (ie2) † n. true report.
sōðhweðere conj. nevertheless, NG.
±sōðian to prove true, bear witness to, LL, NG. [‘soothe’; ‘i-sothe’]
sōðlic adj. true, truthful, real, genuine, right, Bo. -līce adv. truly, indeed, really, certainly, Bl, El, VPs. conj. for, now, then, but, CP. [‘soothly’]
sōðsagol truthful.
sōðsagu f. truth, W: true story, MtL. [‘soothsaw’]
sōðsecgan to speak the truth.
sōðsecgendlīce truly, genuinely, GD 18517.
sōðsegen f. true statement, Æ.
sōðspǣce truthful, W 7216e.
sōðspell n. true story, history, MtL p72.
sōðsprǣc f. true saying, DR 17118.
sōðtācen n. prodigy, DR 4316.
sōðword † n. true word.
spāca m. ‘spoke’ (of wheel, etc.), Bo, WW.
spade = spadu
spādl = spātl
spadu (æ) f. ‘spade,’ Æ. [L. spatha]
spæc I. pret. 3 sg. of specan.
II. mn? small branch, tendril, WW.
spǣclēas ‘speechless,’ GPH 39872.
spær sparing, Sc 526.
spær- = spear-
spæren adj. of plaster, Gl.
spærhende (y2) sparing, ÆGr.
spærian (N) = sparian
spærlic (e) adj. sparing. adv. -līce.
spærlīra (e, ea, eo) m. calf of leg, Æ (ea). [‘sparlire’]
spærlīred with a thick calf, WW 16127.
spærnes f. frugality, nearness.
spærstān m. gypsum, chalk, WW. [‘spar-stone’]
spǣtan to ‘spit,’ spew, Mk, Jn; Æ, CP.
spǣtl = spātl
spǣtlan, spǣtlian to spit, foam at the mouth.
spǣtung f. spitting, Lcd 65a.
spala m. substitute, LL 484[2,1].
spāld (El) = spātl. [‘spold’]
spaldur balsam, Gl (v. ES 37·186).
span = spann
+span n. persuasion, allurement, CP.
±spanan7 to draw on, allure, seduce, mislead, persuade, instigate, Æ, AO, CP.
span-e, -u, pl. -a, -an f. teat.
spanere (o) m. seducer, enticer, WW.
±spang fn. clasp, buckle. [Ger. spange]
spann I. f. ‘span’ (measure), BH, WW.
+spann n. fastening, band, buckle, CP.
±spannan7 to join, link, clasp, fasten, attach, CP.
spannung f. span, WW.
-spanung (i2) v. for-, lēas-s.
sparcian = spearcian
±sparian to ‘spare,’ be indulgent or merciful to, save, BH, CP, VPs: use sparingly, not to use, Æ: forbear, abstain from, Æ.
+sparrian to shut, bar, MtL 66.
sparwa = spearwa
spātl (ǣ) n. spittle, saliva, CP, Lcd, NG. [‘spattle’]
spātlian to spit out, WW 162. [‘spattle’]
spātlung f. what is spit out, spittle, WW 162. [‘spattling’]
spāðl = spātl
speara = spearwa
spearca (æ, e) m. ‘spark,’ Bo, BH; CP.
spearcian to throw out sparks, sparkle, Sat 78? (v. OEG 4029).
spearewa = spearwa
spearhafoc m. sparrow-hawk, WW. [‘spar-hawk’]
spearlīr- = spærlīr-
spearn pret. 3 sg. of spurnan.
spearnes = spærnes
spearnlian to spurn, kick, sprawl, Æ.
spearwa I. m. ‘sparrow,’ BH, Chr, Cp, VPs.
II. m. calf (of the leg), Gl.
spec = spic
specca m. ‘speck,’ spot, Cp, Lcd, WW.
specfāh spotted, blotched, Cp 22.
sped ‘glaucoma,’ sticky moisture, phlegm, Cp, OEG. [‘spade’]
spēd f. luck, success, prosperity, El, PPs: riches, wealth, abundance, Cr, Gen; AO: opportunity, power, faculty, Bl. †Ps: (only in dp. spēdum) ‘speed,’ quickness, Gen. on s. fluently, skilfully: offspring? PPs 10316. [spōwan]
±spēdan w. d. to prosper, succeed, Ma. [‘speed’]
spēddropa m. useful drop (ink), Rd 278.
spediende suffering from ‘sped,’ WW.
spēdig lucky, prosperous, rich, AO: plenteous, abundant: powerful.
+spēdiglīce adv. prosperously, LPs 445.
spēdignes f. opulence, OEG 3605.
spēdlīce adv. effectually, effectively, PPs.
+spēdsumian to prosper, OEG 3630.
spēdum v. sped.
spelc m? splint, Lcd. [‘spelk’]
spelcan to fasten with splints, Lcd. [‘spelk’]
speld n., nap. speld, speldru ember, torch, OEG, WW. [‘speld’]
+spelia m. substitute, representation, deputy.
spelian to be substitute for, represent, Æ, RB. [‘spele’]
speliend m. substitute, representative, Æ.
speling f. deputyship, RB 1012.
spell n. narrative, history, story, fable, Æ, B, Bo, Da; AO, CP: speech, discourse, homily, B, Bo, Lcd; CP: message, news: statement, observation. [‘spell’ and v. Mdf]
spellbōc f. book of sermons, TC 43021.
spellboda m. messenger, ambassador, angel: speaker: prophet. [beodan]
spellcwide m. historical narrative, AO 10012.
±spellian to speak, discourse, talk, Bo, Lcd, LkL; Æ: announce, relate, proclaim, Bl: conspire, GD 1061. [‘spell’]
spellung f. speech, conversation, narrative, discourse, Æ.
spelt I. m. ‘spelt,’ corn, WW. [L.]
II. ‘planca,’ board of a book, WW 164. [‘spelt’]
spēn? m. fibre, WW 40317.
spendung f. ‘spending’, ÆH 55629.
spēnn (= spēonn) pret. 3 sg. of spannan.
spennels m. clasp, WW 23834.
spenst pres. 2 sg., spenð pres. 3 sg. of spanan.
speoft (MkR 823; MtL 2730) redupl. pret. of *spatan? to spit. [v. ES 38·28f.]
+speoftian to spit upon, LkL 1832. [ES 38·34]
spēon pret. 3 sg. of spanan, spannan.
speorulīra = spærlīra
spēow- = spīw-
sper- = spær-, spear-, spyr-
spere n., nap. spe(o)ru ‘spear,’ javelin, lance, Æ, AO, CP, Cp: stitcking pain, Lcd 175a.
sperebrōga m. terror at spears, Rd 184.
sperehand f. male line (of descent), BC 3·34019.
sperehealf f. male line of descent, TC 49120.
sperelēas without a (spear)-head, WW 1437.
sperenīð n. battle, Gen 2059.
speresceaft (æ3) m. ‘spear-shaft’, GD 1427.
sperewyrt (speru-) f. ‘spearwort,’ elecampane, Lcd, WW.
+sperod armed with a spear.
spic n. fat bacon, Æ. [Ger. speck]
spīce f. spīca m. aromatic herb, spice? [L. species]
spichūs n. larder.
spīcing m. spike, nail, ANS 12551.
spicmāse f. titmouse, WW 28615.
spīdenwiht (i?) ‘spider,’ Lcd 167b.
spigettan to spit, Æ.
spilæg ‘spilagius,’ a kind of snake, DR 12515.
spild m. annihilation, ruin, CP.
spildan to waste, ruin, destroy.
spildsīð m. destructive expedition, Ex 153.
spilian to sport, play, LL, W. [‘spile’]
±spillan to destroy, mutilate, kill, Lk, JnL: waste, DR: (late) ‘spill’ (blood).
spillere m. parasite, OEG 679.
spilling f. waste, Chr 999e.
spilð (GL) = spild
spind sb. fat, WW.
spindel = sprindel
spinel f. gs. spinle ‘spindle’, A, Cp.
spinelhealf (nl) f. female line (of descent), TC 49121.
spinge = spynge
-spinn v. in-s.
spinnan3 to ‘spin,’ Æ, Cp, Lcd, Mt: twist, writhe, Æ.
spīr spike, blade, Lcd 99b.
spircend (y) sputtering, Æ: sparkling.
spircing (y) sprinkling.
spitel m. small spade, dibble, GD 20120.
spittan to dig in with a spud, LL 454[10].
±spittan to ‘spit,’ LkR, MtR, MkL.
spittian to spit (for cooking).
spitu f. ‘spit’ (cooking), Æ, HL.
spīwan1 to spit, spit out, ‘spew,’ vomit, Æ, Bl, Chr, CP.
spīwdrenc (i2) m. liquid emetic, Lcd.
spiwe m. vomiting, Lcd 22b.
spiwedrenc = spīwdrenc
spīwere m. one who spews, WW 1084. [‘spewer’]
spiweða = spiwða
spiwian (io) to spew, spit up (w. d.).
spiwol emetic, Lcd.
spiwða (eo) m. vomiting, vomit, Æ.
spiwung (eo) f. ‘spewing,’ WW.
splātan? to split, v. ES 49·156.
splin = spinl
splott m. spot, blot: patch (of land), Æ.
+splottod spotted, TC 53733.
spōn I. m. sliver, chip, shaving, BH, Cp, Lcd. [‘spoon’]
+spon = +span
spong = spang
sponge f. ‘sponge,’ Mt.
spor n. spoor, track, trail, footprint, CP: trace, vestige. [Ger. spur]
spor- = spur-
sporettan1 to kick, CVHy 615.
sporettung (sport-) f. kicking, EHy 615.
spornettan to spurn, kick, WW.
sporning f. stumbling-block, Sc 1345.
sporu m. spur.
sporwrecel? m. what is tracked after being driven off? (BT), TC 17226.
±spōwan7 to succeed, thrive, Æ, AO, CP: (impers.) profit, avail, help, Æ.
spōwendlīce adv. prosperously.
spracen n. berry-bearing alder.
spræc I. n. shoot, slip, WW 4429.
sprǣc (ē) f. language, Æ, Bo, Mt: power of ‘speech,’ Lcd, LL: statement, narrative, fable, discourse, conversation, Æ, Bl, CP, LPs: eloquence, Æ: report, rumour, Lk: decision, judgment: charge, suit, CP, PPs, TC: point, question: place for speaking, NG (ē).
spræcan = sprecan
sprǣccyn n. mode of speech, BH 4861.