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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Signefiance], sb. meaning, S.—OF. signefiance.

[ Signefien], v. to signify, mean, S.—AF. signefier.

[ Sihen], pt. pl. saw, S2; see [Seon].

[ Sik], adj. sick, S; see [Sek].

[ Sike], adj. such, S3; see [Swyche].

[ Siker], adj. secure, sure, trusty, S, S2, C3, P; sikir, W; sekir, B; zykere, S2; zikere, S2; syker, S3, P; adv., truly, S3; sikerer, comp., S3, C; sikerere, P; sikerest, superl., S2. Comb.: sikerhede, security, SD; sikerlec, surety, pledge, SD; sikerliche, surely, certainly, S; sykerlych, S2; sikerlike, S; sikerly, S3, C, C2, P; sykerly, H; sekirly, B; sikernesse, security, S, S2, C2, C3; sicernesse, S; sykernes, S2; sikirnesse, W; sykirnes, H; sekirnes, B.—OS. sikor; Late Lat. sĕcurus (with accent on the first syllable); cp. OHG. sichor (Otfrid). Cf. [Sure].

[ Siknesse], sb. sickness, C2; see [Seknesse].

[ Sikul], sb. sickle, P; sykel, PP; sykyl, Prompt.—AS. sicel (Voc.); Lat. secula.

[ Silc], adj. such, S2; see [Swyche].

[ Silden], v. to shield, S; see [Schelden].