Lexicon - Orthography - H.G. Fowler
 
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sail v. [saglan, sail]
saint n. [sanct, saint]
salt n. [sealt, salt]
say v. [secgan, say]
scathe v. [sceððan, injure] By way of Old Norse
scot(free) m. [sceatt, money, payment] By way or Old Norse.
sea n. [, sea]
sea-boat n. [sæbat, sea-boat, ship]
seaman n. [sæmann, sailor, Viking]
sea rim n. [særima, coast]
seal v. [sælan, bind, fasten]
see v. [seon, see] A Class 5 verb (see, saw, seen).
seed n. [sæd, seed, offspring]
seek v. [secan, seek, search fro, visit]
seethe v. [seoþan, boil]
seldom adv. [seldon, seldom]
self pron. [self, self, himself, herself, same]
sell v. [sellan, give, sell]
send v. [sendan, send]
set v. [settan, set, put, establish, appoint, set out, go, set down, compose]
seven number. [seofan, the number seven]
sew v. [siwian, sew]
shade n. [scead, shade]
shadow n. [sceadu, shadow, shade, darkness]
shaft n. [sceaft, staff, shaft]
shake v. [sceacan, flee, hasten away]
shall v. [sculan, must, have to, ought to] Pretative present.
shape v. [scieppan, create]
(plough)share n. [scear, ploughshare]
shear v. [scieran, rend, tear]
sheath n. [sceð, sheath]
sheep n. [sceap, sheep]
sheer adj. [scir, gleaming, resplendent]
shellfish n. [sciellfisc, shellfish]
shepherd n. [sceaphierde, shepherd]
shield n. [scield, shield]
shine v. [scinan, shine]
ship n. [scip, ship]
shoat n. [sceata, trout]
shoemaker n. [scowyrhta, shoemaker]
shoot v. [sceotan, thrust, shoot, throw]
shove v. [scufan, shove, push]
show v. [sceawian, see, behold, look at]
shower n. [scur, shower, storm]
showing n. [sceawung, viewing, examination]
shrine n. [scryan, chest, coffer]
shrink v. [scrincan, shrink]
shrive v. [scrifan, ordain]
shroud n. [scrud, clothing]
sibling n. [sibling, kinsman, sibling]
side n. [side, side]
silk n. [seoloc, silk]
silken adj. [seolcen, silken, made of silk]
sill n. [syll, sill, floor]
silly adj. [sæ'lig, blessed]
sin n. [synn, sin]
sing v. [singan, sing, resound] Class 3 verb.
sister n. [sweostor, sistor]
sit v. [sittan, sit] Class 5 verb.
site n. [sihð, sight, vision]
silver n. [seolfor, silver]
silversmith n. [seolforsmiþ, ##]
sinew n. [seonu, sinew]
slay v. [slean, strike, beat, attack]
sledgehammer n. [slecg, sledgehammer]
sleep n. [slæp, sleep]
sleep v. [slæppan, sleep]
slit v. [slitan, tear, rend]
smith n. [smiþ, blacksmith]
snow n. [snaw, snow]
sock n. [socc, sock]
some pron., adj. [sum, a certain, some]
son n. [sunn, son]
song n. [song, song, cry]
soon adv. [sona, immediately]
(for)sooth n. [soþ, truth]
sore n. [sar, pain, wound]
sore adj. [sar, sore, painful, grevious]
soreness n. [sarnes, pain]
sorrow n. [sorg, sorrow, grief, trouble]
sorrow v. [sorgian, sorrow, grieve]
sough v. [swogan, resound, make a noise]
soul n. [sawl, soul]
(safe and) sound adj. [gesunder, unharmed, whole, uncorrupted]
southern adj. [suðerne, southern, of southern design]
southwards adv. [su&rth;weardes, southwards]
spade n. [spadu, spade, shovel]
staffn. [stæf, letter]
spark n. [spearca, spark]
sparrow n. [spearwa, sparrow]
spear n. [spere, spear]
speed v. [spedan, be prosperous, be wealthy]
spit v. [spætan, spit]
spoor n. [spor, track, trail]
spring v. [springan, spring away] A Class 3 verb.
stall n. [steall, stall]
stand v. [standan, stand, remain] A Class 6 verbv.
star n. [steorra, star]
stark adj. [stearc, severe]
stead n. [stede, place, position]
steadfast adj. [stedefæst, steadfast, unwielding]
steal v. [stelan, steal]
steam n. [steam, moisture]
steed n. [steda, stallion]
steep adj. [steap, high]
steer v. [stieran, steer, command, punish]
step v. [stepan, step, advance]
stick v. [stican, stick]
stillness n. [stilnes, peace]
sting v. [stingan, stab, pierce] A Class 3 verb.
stir v. [astyrian, remove, move]
stone n. [stan, stone]
storm n. [storm, storm]
storm n. [styrman, storm]
stow n. [stow, place]
stream n. [stream, river]
strew v. [stregan, strew, spread]
strong adj. [strang, strong]
strut v. [strutian, struggle]
studhorse n. [stodhors, stallion]
summer n. [sumor, summer]
Sunday n. [sunnandæg, Sunday]
sun n. [sunne, sun]
swart adj. [sweart, dark, black]
swath n. [swæð, track, swath]
swear v. [swerian, swear] A Class 6 verb.
sweat n. [swat, sweat]
sweat v. [swætan, bleed]
sweet adj. [swete, sweet]
sweetmeat n. [swetmete, sweetmeat]
sweetness n. [swetnis, sweetness]
swift adj. [swift, swift]
swim v. [swimman, swim] A Class 3 verb (swim, swam, swum)
swing v. [swingan, beat, fly] A Class 3 verb (swing, swang, swung)
sword n. [sweord, sword]
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