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sacier1 (s.xii1)
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The form seak is a cross reference to the following entry:

sacier1 (s.xii1)

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sachir,  sacir;  sadsier,  sazeer,  sazer, sazier,  sazzier;  seazier, 
(ind.pr.1 seak)  
  FEW:  satiare 11,239a Gdf:  satier 7,322c GdfC: ∅ TL: sasiier 9,194 DEAF:  sasier  DMF:  sasier  TLF: ∅ OED:  satiate v.  MED:  saciaten v.  DMLBS:  satiare 2940b

It is uncertain that seak is a form of sacier. The Latin translation suggests that the form may represent the Middle English verb sechen.

v.trans.

1also_fig.to satisfy, sate: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Chi posad tes fins pais, e de craisse de frument sazied tei  Oxf Ps ANTS 108.106.9
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  N’est hom si riches qui la (=coveitise) puisse sazer  Rom rom 949
( 1230-53; MS: s.xiv1 )  (J.C. has two natures, human and divine:) Cum home le pain departi, E cum Deu les ad tuz saci  Chast Amour 1264
♦to quench thirst: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  la serai geo sachiz, la serai geo aasiez  Psalter Comment 444.70
2to satisfy, replenish: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En ovre entendre e retenir, Deit replenir e sazier Sun espirit  Salemon 7759
estre sacié de
to be sated, satisfied by: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant sazié furent de la bone licur  Rom Chev ANTS 4985
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Sustrai tun pié de la maisun tun presme, qu’il par aventure ne seit sazzié de te[i] [e] qu’il ne te heet  Paroles Salomun 4611
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 )  E un[s] chevalier[s] qui erent de grant curage e sur tutes altre genz sages en bataille volentiers me obeirent tut a mun plaisir, car par mei erent sadsiez d’aveir, e victorie par tut lur abandonout  Merveilles Inde 290
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  D’odourementz, dit il, ne seak jeo geues (l. geires?) (Latin: non satago nimis). S’il sunt pres, jeo ne les refuse pas, si loin jeo ne les quer pas  Ancren1 86.14
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les fitz de Brael touz de ceo (=manna) furent saciez  BOZ Cont 41

v.refl.

se sacier de
to have one’s fill of: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Li fedeil Deu e desiros K’il se pussent sazier D'esgarder Deu, lur desirer  Salemon 2417
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Tant ot home ocis que hom ne les puet nonbrier, De tolir et d’enbler ne se puet sazeer  Purg S Pat berol (T) 102
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Sacie toi del sanc qe taunt as desiree  TREVET Cron1 75.17

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See also:

asaser  rasaser  resacier  saciement  sacieté 
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