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sené3 (1121-35)

The form seené is a cross reference to the following entry:

sené3 (1121-35)

sané;  seené;  seiné;  sened,  senee,  senet,  senez;  senné  (syné  Boeve 2568 ),
pl. seneiz  
  FEW:  sinno- 17,72a Gdf:  sené 2 7,377c GdfC: TL: sené 2 9,432 DEAF:  sen (sené)  DMF:  sené 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

wise, learned
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Issi fait hom sened Que Deus ad espired: Ses airs guerpist en terre Pur l’amur Deu cunquere  Best ants 1279
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  touz les autres ditz de philosophes senez  Rom Chev ANTS 8020
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  N'avra el mond meldre vassals Ne plus seinez ne plus leals  Proth ANTS 10508
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  sun ami privet, Champiun fort e ben senet  S Edm Pass ANTS 1539
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  qui est sains de cors et senez de corage dignes est de governer roaume  Waterford busby 238.S33.10
( MS: s.xivin )  Ihesu, duz auctor de pité [...] Veroie delice al cuer sené  Dulcis Harley 88.52
mal sené
malsené

s.

wise, learned person
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Les sages homes, les senez, [...] Al temple furent asemblé  Conception wace 679
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Quant li sené de la cité Unt cele aventure esguardé [...]  Waldef BB 2359
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Dunc a Pilates apelez Prestres, diacnes e senez  Evang Nic Verse 14.419
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 )  les vint e quatre senés voleint aurer le aungele  Apoc Abingdon 1214
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  les queux estoient decrettz des apostles et des senees qe estoient a Jerosolme  Actes (A) 369c
poi sené
weak-minded person
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiex )  Por ceo ne lessent li poi sené Ke avant ne l'unt amené  Set Dorm ANTS 1287
se contenir, faire cum sené
to act wisely
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  il se cuntint cum sené  S Thom beneit1 146
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le deakene fut (l. fit) (var. (B: s.xiv1/4) fist) mult cum sené Al evesqe ad trestut cunté Qe une femme out regardé [...]  Man pechez 6839
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Purquei me fuiez? Fest as folie, nun pas cum senez  Genèse 1483

s.f.

female wise, learned woman
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Lor si·n ad apelé Herselot (=daughter of the duke of Albany), la senee, Une sue meschine ki de lui iert privéé  Horn 495
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Katerine la senee A vint e cinc fu martiré  RAUF ANTS 859
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  la roine, l’esmeree, Mere au roi Edward, la senee  Ross ANTS 5270

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See also:

forsené  sen1  seneement  senet1 
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