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seine1 (s.xiii1/4)
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seine1 (s.xiii1/4)

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seein,  sein;  (savena,  seisme)  
  FEW:  sagena 11,54b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  seine 10,656a TL: säin 9,71 / säine 9,71 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  seine  TLF:  seine  OED:  seine n.1  MED:  sein(e n.  DMLBS:  sagena 2 2897a

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1 fishing seine, type of fishing net: 
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 ) Prenez tost ma seisme et la metez la ou vous souliez  S Godric 2561
( MS: s.xiii2 )  sagena: saenett, savena  Aelfric Gloss 55.203
( MS: s.xiii2 )  sagenis: seines  TLL i 230
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  E pus lour dist il (=J.C.) une parable du tresor muscé en chaump, e une autre de la preciouse margarite, e la tierce de la seine  Gospel Harmony 48.45.14
♦ fishing unit quantity of fish caught with a seine: 
( 1377 )  Qe plese a vostre tresexellent seignurie lour granter [...] de chescun miller de buche qe passera par lour port .ij. deners e a chescun seein de pesshoun d'elloeqes carié .ij. deners  TNA SC 8/86/4257
2 tie, bond: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Puis vint al cunte, si l’ad desprisonez, Les granz seins le ad del col geté  Ch Guill 3048

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