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SEALF-LÆ-acute;CNUNG--SEALT-STÁN. 851

sealf-læ-acute;cnung, e; f. Curing by means of salves or ointments:--Farmacida in Latinum medicamina sonat, id est sealflæ-acute;cnung, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 19. v. next word.

sealf-læ-acute;cung, e; f. Pharmacy; pharmacia, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 27. v. preceding word.

sealh, salig, es; m. A sallow, sally, selly (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, p. 607):-- Salch, salh salix, Txts. 94, 892. Sealh amera, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 61. Seal, ii. 8, 41. Seales rinde, Lchdm. iii. 14, 2. Reádes seales leáf (red sally lythrum salicaria, Plant Names, p. 413), 58, 28. Genim sealh, ii. 18, 26: 86, 7. On salig (saligum, Ps. Lamb.: salum, Ps. Surt.: sealum. Ps. Spl.) wé úre organan up áhéngan in salicibus snspendimus organa nostra, Ps. Th. 136, 2. Salhas salices, Txts. 113, 58. Selas saliunculas, Hpt. Gl. 408, 56. [In selihes (salyhes, MS. H.), Ps. 136, 2. Chauc. salwes: Prompt. Parv. salwhe: O. H. Ger. salaha; gen. -un; f. salix, saliuncula: Ger. sahl-weide: Icel. selga (cf. selly, Yorks.); f.] v. following words.

sealh-beorh a hill where sallows grow:--Tó sahlbeorge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 17.

sealh-hangra a meadow where sallows grow:--On sealhangran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 234, 18.

sealh-hyrst a sallow-copse:--Tó sealhyrstæ foreweardræ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 256, 1.

sealh-rind the bark of sallow:--Nim sealhrinde, Lchdm. ii. 98, 9. Gréne sealhrinde, 318, 9.

Sealh-wudu Selwood:--Be eástan Sealwyda, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 9. Sealwuda, 894; Erl. 92, 19.

sealm, psealm, psalm, es; m. A psalm, song (a) in a general sense:--Psalmus, propie hearpsang; canticum psalm, æfter hearpan sang; psalmus æ-acute;r hearpan sang, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 36-38. On fatum sealmes in vasis psalmi, Ps. Spl. 70, 24. Syngaþ Gode sealm, 67, 4. Salma psalmorum, Ps. Surt. 70, 21. On sealmum wé drýman him in psalmis jubilemus ei, Ps. Spl. 94, 2. Ðæt ic Gode sealmas singe, Ps. Th. 56, 9, 11. (b) the psalms of David:--David wítegode fela ymbe Crist, swá swá ús cýðaþ ða sealmas ðe hé gesang, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 25. On Moyses æ-acute;, on wítegum and on sealmum, Lk. Skt. 24, 44. On psalmum (salmum, Cott. MSS.) Past. 48; Swt. 375, 1. (c) with special reference to the services of the church:--Hú fela psealma on nihtlícum tídum tó singenne synt, R. Ben. 6, 15. Sealma, 33, 5: 6, 22. Næ-acute;nig mon ne dorste for hine sæalmas ne mæssan singan, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 35. Seofon seolmas, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29. [O. L. Ger. salm: O. H. Ger. salmo, psalmo: Icel. sálm.] v. bletsing-, gebed-, lof-sealm.

sealma, selma, an.; m. A couch:--Selma, benc sponda, Txts. 98, 955. Gewíteþ ðonne on sealman, Beo. Th. 4911; B. 2460. (Cf. Lazarus answe&b-bar;it ist an selmon, Hel. 4008.) [O. Frs. bed-selma bedstead.]

sealm-cwide, es; m. A psalm:--On stefne sealmcwides uoce psalmi, Ps. Lamb. 97, 5.

sealm-fæt:--On sealmfatum translates in vasis psalmorum, Ps. Th. 70, 20.

sealm-getæl, es; n. A tale or number of psalms:--Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19.

sealm-glig, -gliw, es; n. Psalmody:--On sealmglige in psalterio, Blickl. Gl. Sealmglywe, Ps. Lamb. 143, 9.

sealmian; p. ode To play on the harp (and sing):--Ic singe and sealmige cantabo et psallam (I sal sing and salme, Ps.), Ps. Spl. M. 107, 1.

sealm-leóþ, es; n. A psalm:--Sealmleóþ and hearpswég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gl.

sealm-lof, es; n. A psalm:--Sealmlof psalmus, Ps. Lamb. 146, 1: 17, 50: psalterium, 107, 3. Sealmlof cweðaþ psallite, 97, 4.

sealm-lofian to sing psalms:--Singaþ him and sealmlofiaþ him cantate ei et psallite ei, Ps. Lamb. 104, 2.

sealm-sang, es; m. I. a psalm:--Sealmsang psalmus, Ps. Lamb. 146, 1. Salmsang, 60, 9. On sealmsangum in psalmis, Hymn. Surt. 7, 34. II. psalm singing, psalmody:--Ðá ðá se sealmsang gefylled wæs expletis psalmodiis, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 2. Ðæs dæglícan sealmsanges diurne psalmodie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 61: R. Ben. 34, 9. On fæstenne and on sealmsange, Blickl. Homl. 199, 34. Gif se man sealmsang ne cunne si homo psalmos cantare nesciat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 61; Th. ii. 222, 16. Sealmsang melodiam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 77. III. the making and reciting of psalms:--Ða twegen fixas getácnodon sealmsang and ðæra wítegena cwydas. Án ðæra bodode Cristes tócyme mid sealmsange and óðer mid wítegunge. Nú sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, Homl. Th. i. 188, 16-19. [O. H. Ger. salm-sang psalmus, psalterium, psalmodia.]

sealm-scop, es; m. A writer or maker of psalms, a psalmist (generally the psalmist David):--Se sealmscop (salm-, Cott. MSS.), Past. 1; Swt. 29, 8. Salmscop, 14; Swt. 85, 23. Psalmsceop (-scop, Cott. MSS.), 37; Swt. 273, 13: 275, 21. Se sealmsceop, Blickl. Homl. 55, 12: 57, 1: L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 30. Sealmscopes psalmigraphi, Hpt. Gl. 430, 40. Heáhfæderas, wítigan, sealmsceopas, Blickl. Homl. 105, 10: Wulfst. 250, 18.

sealm-traht, es; m. A commentary on the psalms or on a psalm:--Swá swá Hieronimus se wísa trahtnere áwrát on sumum sealmtrahte, Homl. As. 36, 297.

sealm-wyrhta, an; m. A psalmist:--Se psalmwyrhta (David), Homl. Th. ii. 82, 32. Sealmwyrhta, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 24.

sealo-brún. v. salu-brún.

sealt, es; n. Salt (lit. and fig.):--Sealt sal, Wrt. Voc. i. 82. 89. Gé synt eorþan sealt (salt, Lind., Rush.): gyf ðæt sealt áwyrþ, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 13: Mk. Skt. 9, 49, 50. Hwylc manna werodum þurhbrýcþ mettum búton swæcce sealtes quis hominum dulcibus perfruitur cibis sine sapore salis? Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 17. Nim ácorfenes sealtes (rock salt) ðæt wæter ðe ðæ-acute;rof gæ-acute;þ, Lchdm. ii. 246, 18. Hwítes sealtes, iii. 20, 26. Greát sealt rock salt, 40, 20, 10: i. 158, 34. [Goth. salt: O. Sax. O. L. Ger. salt: O. H. Ger. salz: Icel. salt.] See following words, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 331, col. 2, and Leo on Anglo-Saxon Names. p. 27.

sealt, salt; adj. Salt, (1) of that which is naturally salt:--For hwam wæs seó sæ-acute; sealt geworden? Moises áwearp ða .x. word in ða sæ-acute;, and his teáras ágeát in ða sæ-acute;; for ðam wearð seó sæ-acute; sealt, Salm. Kmbl. 188, 15-19. Sealt wæter the sea, Ps. Th. 68, 2: Cd. Th. 13, 6; Gen. 198. Brim sceal sealt weallan, Menol. Fox 552; Gn. C. 45. On sealtum mersce in salsuginem, Ps. Spl. 106, 34. Óþ ðone sealtan mere usque ad lacum Salinarum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 26, 8. Ofer sealtne (saltne, Cott. MSS.) sæ-acute;, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 8. Sió onlícnes sendde mycel wæter þurh hiora múþ swá sealt (very salt), Blickl. Homl. 245, 25. Eahtoðe wæs sealtes pund, ðanon him wæ-acute;ron ða teáras sealte, Salm. Kmbl. 180, 16. Sealte ýða, Cd. Th. 205, 26; Exod. 441. Sealte sæ-acute;wæ-acute;gas, 240, 9; Dan. 384. Sealte streámas, Exon. Th. 206, 2; Ph. 120. Sealte flódas, Ps. Th. 68, 14. Swég sealtera wætera, 76, 13. Salte sæ-acute;streámas, Andr. Kmbl. 1497; An. 750. (2) of that which is artificially salt, salt (meat):--Tú hriéðeru, óðer sealt, óðer fersc, Ch. Th. 158, 27. Forgá sealtes gehwæt, Lchdm. ii. 56, 23. Ete sealtne mete and nówiht fersces, iii. 28, 24. Sele ðú him sealte mettas, 182, 13: 184, 8. [O. Frs. salt: Icel. saltr.] v. un-sealt.

sealt-ærn, -ern, es; n. A salt-house, a place where salt is prepared:--.i. sealtern, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 64, 28. Bútan ðem sealtern and bútan ðem wioda ðe tó ðem sealtern limpþ, 66, 22. Sealtearn, iii. 426, 19.

sealt-bróc, es; m. A brook that runs from salt works (?):--Ofsaltere&dash-uncertain;wellan eástriht on saltbróc; and swá ondlong saltbróces, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 206, 32.

sealten; adj. Salt, salted:--In ðæm ðe biþ salten in quo salietur, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 13.

sealtere, es; m. A salt-worker:--Sealtere salinator, Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 10. Sealtere, saltere, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Zup. 47, 2. Sealtere, hwæt ús fremaþ cræft ðín ? . . . Nán eówer blisse brýcþ on gereorduncge oððe mete, búton cræft mín gistlíþe him beó, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 5-11. On ðone saltherpaþ; and swá ondlong ðæs herpaþes ðæt on salteredene . . . on salterewellan; of salterewellan eástriht on saltbróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. lii. 206, 28-32. Sealtera cumb, 412, 24. In saltera weg; of sealtera wege, 80, 16. [Prompt. Parv. saltare or wellare of salt salinator.]

sealt-fæt, es; n. A vessel for salt, a salt-cellar:--Sealtfæt salinare vel salinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 59: vas salis, 290, 23: Anglia ix. 264, 18. Se Hæ-acute;lend bestang ðone hláf on ðæt sealtfæt ðe him beforan stód, Homl. As. 163, 254. [O. H. Ger. salz-faz salinum: Icel. salt-fat.]

sealt-hálgung, e; f. Salt-hallowing; benedictio salis:--Salthálguncge tó acrum &l-bar; in húsum, Rtl. 117, 33.

sealt-herepaþ a road to salt-works. v. sealtere, and cf. sealt-stræ-acute;t.

sealt-hús, es; n. A house where salt is prepared (?) or sold (?); salinarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 49. [O. H. Ger. salz-hús salsamentarium.]

sealtian to dance. v. saltian and next word.

sealticge, an; f. A dancer:--Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan (the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2.

sealt-leáf glosses mozicia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 35.

sealt-leáh; gen. -leáge; f. A salt lea; hence Saltley:--Of ðan swínhagan ðæt on sealtleáge; and of sealtleáge in ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 400, 1.

sealt-mere, es; m: A salt mere or marsh; hence Saltmere.--Tó sealtmere; of sealtmere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 3.

sealtness, e; f. Saltness:--Eorþan wæstmbére sealtsæleðan &l-bar; to sealtnesse terram fructiferam in salsuginem, Ps. Lamb. 106, 34. In saltnisse in salsilaginem, Ps. Surt. 106, 34.

sealt-sæleða. v. preceding word.

sealt-seáþ, es; m. A salt-pit, salt-spring:--Hafaþ eác ðis land sealt&dash-uncertain;seáþas hábet fontes salinarum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22. [Cf. O. H. Ger. salz-suti salina.]

sealt-stán, es; m. I. rock salt:--Ðis mæg tó eáhsalfe: genim geoluwne stán (ochre) and saltstán, Lchdm. i. 374, 14. II. a stone formed of salt, a pillar of salt:--Heó on sealtstánes sóna wurde anlícnesse æ-acute;fre siððan, Cd. Th. 154, 31; Gen. 2564. Lothes wíf wearð áwende tó ánum sealtstáne (in statuam salis), Gen. 19, 26: Anglia vii., 48, 472. [O. H. Ger. salz-stein: Icel. salt-steinn. In English salt-stone