Seowian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Seowian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: seówan, siwian; Related words: á-, be-seowian (-siwian); ge-seówan; ge-siwed. seowian

Definitions

1 seowian

p. ode; pp. od, ed. id To sew:-- Sióuu sarcio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 52. Ic siwige sarcio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 6. Ic sywige (siwige, MS. R.), 28, 3; Zup. 167, 6. Heó siwaþ (seowaþ, MS. U.) illa suit, 15; Zup. 97, 6. Siwaþ (siuieþ, Lind.: siowes, Rush.) assuit, Mk. Skt. 2, 21. Sum sútere siwode (seowode, MS. C.) ðæs hálgan weres sceós, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 23. Hig siwodon ficleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc. Gen. 3, 7. Seowa mid seolce fæste, Lchdm. ii. 56, 7. Wǽda sioloce siowian. Met. 8, 24. Byrne, searonet seowed smiþes orþancum, Beo. Th. 816; B. 406. Golde siowode segmentata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 49. [Goth. siujan: O. Frs. sia : O. H. Ger. siuwan : Icel. sýja: Lat. suere.]

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛇᚹᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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