A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Sermonyng], sb. preaching, C.

[ Sermoun], sb. sermon, writing, C2; sarmoun, P.—AF. sermoun; Lat. sermonem.

[ Sertes], adv. certainly, S2; see [Certes].

[ Seruage], sb. servitude, thraldrom, S2, C, C2, C3, W, Prompt.—OF. servage.

[ Seruin], v. to serve, to deserve, S, S2; sarui, S; serue, H, PP; serwis, 2 pr. s., S3; serwit, pt. s., S3; y-served, pp., C, P; i-serued, S.—AF. servir; Lat. seruire.

[ Seruisable], adj. serviceable, C3.

[ Seruise], sb. service, S; seruyse, C2.—OF. servise; Lat. seruitium; see BH, § 129.

[ Seruitute], sb. servitude, C2.—OF. servitute; Lat. seruitutem; see Constans.

[ Serwe], sb. sorrow, S; see [Sorwe].

[ Serwish], adj. imperiosus, Manip.