"seym" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /sæi̯m/ Forms: same [alternative], saym [alternative], sayme [alternative], seine [alternative], seyme [alternative], seim [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French saim (“fat”), from Late Latin *sagīmen. See Modern English seam. First attested in c. 1220. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:saim<ety:inh<la-lat:*sagīmen>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "*sagīmen", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "saim", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "seym", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="seym">, {{bor+|enm|fro|saim||fat}} Borrowed from Old French saim (“fat”), {{der|enm|la-lat|*sagīmen}} Late Latin *sagīmen, {{etydate|c|1220}} First attested in c. 1220, {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:saim<ety:inh<la-lat:*sagīmen>>}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} seym, {{enm-noun|-}} seym (uncountable)
  1. fat, lard, grease Tags: uncountable

Alternative forms

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      "Reconstruction:Latin/sagimen"
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      "seam#Etymology 4"
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "seine",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "seyme",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "seim",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
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              35,
              39
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              26,
              29
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          "text": "Ȝe ne ſchulen naƿt eoten fleſch ne ſeim · bute foꝛ muche ſecneſſe oðer hƿa ſe iſ ouer feble ·",
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      "ipa": "/sæi̯m/"
    }
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      "form": "seine",
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      "form": "seyme",
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        "alternative"
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              29
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          "ref": "c. 1225, “Eahtuðe dale: þe uttre riwle”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402), Ludlow, Shropshire, published c. 1235, folio 112, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 28 January 2018:",
          "text": "Ȝe ne ſchulen naƿt eoten fleſch ne ſeim · bute foꝛ muche ſecneſſe oðer hƿa ſe iſ ouer feble ·",
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        "fat, lard, grease"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sæi̯m/"
    }
  ],
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}

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