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sabbatum : 
 sabbath.
sacculus : 
 purse, little bag, little sack.
sacrificum : 
 sacrifice.
sacrilegus : 
 sacrilegious, impious.
saepe sepe : 
 hedge, fence, enclosure, haye.
saepe sepe : 
 often, frequently, repeatedly.
saepenumero : 
 repeated, again and again.
saepius sepius : 
 often, frequently, repeatedly.
saeta : 
 hair.
saeta equina : 
 horse-hair.
saevio : 
 to rage, be furious, take violent action.
sal salis : 
 salt, wit.
salsus : 
 salty, witty.
saltem : 
 at least, at all events.
salus : 
 health, safety, well-being, salvation / salutation. 
saluto : 
 to wish well, greet, visit, reverence, pay respect to.
salutor : 
 visitor, caller.
salveo : 
 to be well, be in good health.
salvus : 
 safe, sound.
sanctifico : 
 to sanctify, make holy.
sanctimonia : 
 purity, charity, virtue, sanctity, sacredness.
sanctimonialis : 
 nun.
Sanctus Eleutherius : 
 St. Eligius.
Sanctus Egidius : 
 St. Gilles.
sanctus : 
 holy, sacred, / saint.
Sanctus Rodoenus : 
 St. Ouen.
sane : 
 rationally, sensibly, really, indeed, to be sure.
sanitas : 
 health, soundness of mend, sanity.
sano : 
 to heal.
Santiago : 
 St. James.
sanus : 
 sound, healthy, sane.
sapiens : 
 (subs.) a wise man, philosopher.
sapiens : 
 wise, judicious.
sapienter : 
 wisely, judiciously.
sapientia : 
 wisdom.
sarcina : 
 bundle, pack, burden, load.
satago : 
 to pay a creditor, satisfy a creditor. 
satago : 
 have one's hands full, have enough to do. 
satio : 
 to satisfy, sate.
satis : 
 enough, sufficient / sufficiently.
sato : 
 to sow, plant.
satura : 
 satire.
saturo : 
 to fill, satisfy.
scaber : 
 scabby, rough.
scabies : 
 the itch, mange, a rash.
Scaldus : 
 Scheldt.
scamnum : 
 bench, stool.
scaphium (sciphus : 
 Herimann, cap. 24) pot, bowl, drinking vessel
sceleratus : 
 wicked, accursed, infamous, criminal.
scelero : 
 to pollute with guilt, with blood, etc.
scelestus : 
 wicked, accursed, infamous, criminal.
scelus sceleris : 
 crime, sin, evil deed, wickedness.
schola : 
 school / elite troop of soldiers.
scientia : 
 knowledge, science, skill.
scilicet : 
 evidently, certainly, of course, no doubt, assuredly.
scindo : 
 to cut, rend, split, divide, separate.
scio scivi scitum : 
 to know.
scio : 
 to know, understand.
scio : 
 to know, understand.
scisco : 
 investigate, ask, inquire / vote, ordain, resolve.
scribo, scripsi scriptum : 
 to write, compose.
scrinium : 
 bookcase, case for papers.
scriptor : 
 writer, author, scribe.
se habere : 
 to keep oneself.
se gero : 
 to conduct oneself, conduct, carry on.
se astringo : 
 to commit oneself to.
secedo : 
 to go apart, withdraw.
secerno secrevi secretum : 
 to separate.
secundum : 
 (adv.) after, behind.
secundum : 
 (+ inf.), following, after, during, according to.
secundus : 
 second.
securus : 
 safe, secure, free from care, unworried, unconcerned.
secus : non secus, haud secus: 
 just so.
secus : 
 otherwise, not so.
secus + atque or quam : 
 differently from, otherwise than.
secus : 
 wrongly, badly, not as one would wish.
secuutus : 
 follower, pursuer.
sed : 
 but / and indeed, what is more.
sedeo sedi sessum : 
 to sit.
seditio : 
 dissension, quarrel, insurrection, mutiny, rising.
sedo : 
 to settle, smooth, calm, allay.
seductor : 
 seducer.
semel : 
 a single time, for the first time, even once, once, ever.
semper : 
 always, ever.
senectus : 
 old age, dotage.
senex senis : 
 old, aged, old man.
sensus : 
 feeling, sense.
sententia : 
 opinion, thought, way of thinking, meaning, purpose.
sentio : 
 to judge, suppose, vote.
sentio : 
 feel, perceive, experience, hold an opinion, 
seorsum : 
 apart, separately.
sepelio : 
 to ruin, destroy, bury.
septem : 
 seven.
sepulchrum : 
grave, tomb, sepulcher.
seputus : 
 buried, sunk, immersed.
sequax : 
 following, attending, pursuing.
sequor sequi secutus : 
 to follow, trail.
serio : 
 seriously.
serius : 
 serious, grave, solemn.
sermo : 
 talk, common talk, rumor, report, discussion.
sermo : 
 discussion, talk, common talk, conversation, rumor.
sero : 
 to sow, plant.  also, late, at a late hour.
servio : 
 (+ dat.) to be a slave to, serve.
servitus : 
 servitude, slavery.
servo : 
 to watch over, keep, protect, observe, save, reserve.
servus : 
 slave, serf.
sese : =se : 
 himself, herself, itself.
severitas : 
 severity, rigor, sternness, strictness.
si : 
 if.
sibimet : 
 to them themselves.
sic : 
 so, thus / yes, that is so, that is right.
siccus : 
 dry, thirsty / sober, temperate.
Siclinium : 
 Seclin.
Siclinium : 
 Seclin in Melanchois.
sicut : 
 as, just as, as it were, (+verb in subj.) just as if.
sidus : 
 constellation, star.
signum : 
 sign, seal, indication, sign.
silens : 
 silent, still
silenti etc : 
 the dead.
silentium : 
 silence, stillness, quiet, repose, obscurity.
silentium : 
 (religion) faultlessness, perfection. 
sileo : 
 to be still, silent / (+ acc.) be silent about / rest.
siligo -inis : 
 wheat, wheat flour.
silva : 
 woods, forest.
similis : 
 similar, like, resembling.
similitudo : 
 likeness, resemblance / uniformity. 
simplex : 
 simple, unaffected.
simul atque : 
 as soon as. 
simul : 
 at once, at the same time, together.
simulatio : 
 pretense, 
sine : 
 (+ abl.) without.
singularis : 
 alone, unique, extraordinary, individual, singular.
singuli : 
 one each, one apiece, single, separate.
singultim : 
 stammeringly.
singultus : 
 sobbing, gasping.
singultus : 
 sobbing, death rattle.
singulus : 
 single, separate, one at a time, one each. 
sino : 
 allow, suffer, permit, let.
siquidem : 
 since, indeed
sitio : 
 to be thirsty.
sitis : 
 thirst, dryness, drought, eager desire.
sive seu : 
 or if.
socer : 
 father in law.
socius : 
 sharing, associated, allied.
socius : 
 partner, comrade, associate, ally, fellow.
sodalitas : 
 fellowship, companionship, secret society.
sol solis : 
 sun.
soleo : 
 to be accustomed, be used to.
solio : 
 ? Herimann, cap. 28.
solitudo solitudinis : 
 loneliness, solitude.
solium : 
 chair of state, throne / bath-tub.
sollers : 
 clever, skillful.
sollicito : 
 to stir up, incite, arouse.
sollicitudo : 
 uneasiness, anxiety, disquiet, apprehension.
sollicitudo : 
 concern, anxiety, solicitude, worry.
sollicitus : 
 uneasy, worried, anxious, restless, agitated.
sollicitus : 
 troubled, anxious, concerned, worried.
solum : 
 land, country, soil, ground / bottom, floor, foundation.
solum : non solum ... sed etiam : 
 not only ... but also.
solum : 
 (adv) alone, only. 
solus : 
 alone, only, the only.
solutio : 
 loosening / payment / solution / explanation.
solvo : 
 to loosen, untie, release, free, dissolve, break up.
somniculosus : 
 sleepy, drowsy
somniculouse : 
 sleepily, drowsily.
somnio : 
 to dream / (+ acc.) to dream of, imagine foolishly.
somnium : 
 dream, fancy, day-dream / foolishness, nonsense.
somnus : 
 sleep.
sonitus : 
 noise, sound.
sono : 
 to make a noise / sing / celebrate / (of words) to mean.
sophismata : 
 false conclusions, logical fallacies.
sopor : 
 deep sleep.
sordeo : 
 to be dirty, appear vile.
sordes : 
 filth, meanness, stinginess.
sordesco : 
 to become dirty.
sortitus : 
 casting lots, deciding by lot.
spargo sparsi sparsum : 
 scatter, strew, spread.
speciosus : 
 beautiful, handsome, imposing / specious plausible.
spectaculum : 
 spectacle, show.
specto : 
 to look at, watch, see.
speculum : 
 mirror.
specus : 
 cave, cavern, grotto, den.
sperno sprevi spretum : 
 to scorn, despise, spurn.
spero : 
 to hope for, hope.
spes : 
 hope.
spiculum : 
 sharp point, sting, spear, dart.
spiritus : 
 breath, breathing / life / spirit.
spoliatio : 
 plundering, looting, stripping, robbing.
spolio : 
 to strip, plunder, despoil, rob, loot
spolium : 
 spoils, plunder, booty.
sponte : 
 willingly, of one's own accord, unaided.
St. Richarius : 
 St. Riquier.
stabilis : 
 firm, stable, steadfast.
stabilitas : 
 firmness, stability, durability.
Stabulaus : 
 Stavelot.
statim : 
 firmly, steadfastly, on the spot, at once, immediately.
statua : 
 statue.
statuo : 
 to give a ruling, make an arrangement, decide.
statuo : 
 to cause to stand, establish, place, set up.
stella : 
 star.
stillicidium : 
 dripping moisture, rainwater from the eaves.
stipes, itis : 
 log, tree-trunk, branch, post, club, blockhead.
stipes : 
 log, stump, tree trunk, branch, post, club.
stips, stipis : 
 small coin, gift.
sto, steti, statum : 
 to stand, stand still, stand firm.
strenuus : 
 brisk, active, vigorous / turbulent, restive.
strues : 
 piles, heaps, masses.
studio : 
  (+ dat.) to study, pursue eagerly, be eager for.
studiose : 
 eagerly.
studium : 
 eagerness, zeal.
stultus : 
 foolish / a fool.
suadeo : 
 to recommend, advise (a person)
suasoria : 
 persuasive discourse. 
sub : 
 (+ acc. or dat.) under, up under, close to, beneath, below.
subito : 
 adv. suddenly, unexpectedly.
subitus : 
 sudden, unexpected.
subiungo : 
 to yoke beneath, join, attach, subdue, subjugate.
sublime : 
 on high, aloft.
subnecto : 
 to bind on beneath, to tie.
subseco : 
 to cut away, pare
subsequor : 
 to follow after 
substantia : 
 substance, essence, means of subsistence, property.
subvenio : 
 to come up to aid, relieve.
subvenio : 
 to come to the aid, succor, relieve, help, assist.
succedo : 
 to approach, submit, etc. etc.
succendo : 
 to kindle, set afire from below.
successio : 
 succeeding, succession, descent, descendant.
succurro : 
 to run up under / aid, assist, help.
sufficio : 
 to be sufficient, suffice, be enough.
suffoco : 
 to strangle, choke, suffocate.
suffragium : 
 vote, franchise / approval support, aid, assistance.
suggero : 
 to bring up, supply, provide, add, attach. place next.
sui : 
 himself, herself, itself.
sulum : 
 each, every.
sum fui futurus : 
 to be, exist. 
summa : 
 the highest part / whole, sum.
summisse : 
 humbly, softly, calmly, modestly.
summissus (from summitto) : 
 let down, lowered, gentle, mild.
summopere : 
 very much, exceedingly.
sumo : 
 to take, choose, obtain, buy. / take for granted, assume.
sumptus : 
 expense, cost.
supellex supellectilis : 
 furniture, apparatus, gear.
super : 
 (prep.) (+ abl.) over, above / concerning, about, besides.
super : 
 (adv.) over, above, besides, beyond, moreover, remaining.
superbia : 
 pride, arrogance.
superbus : 
 overbearing, arrogant, haughty, proud.
superficies : 
 surface, top. 
superfluo : 
 flow over, overflow, be superfluous.
superna : 
 northeast by north wind.
superne : 
 from above, above.
supernus : 
 above, superior.
supero : 
 to be above, have the upper hand, surpass, conquer, overcome.
supersum : 
 to be superfluous, to remain.
superus superior supremus or summus : 
 above, upper, high.
supervacuus : superfluous, unnecessary, extra : 
supervenio : to arrive, come up, arrive unexpectedly.
suppellex suppellectilus : 
 ornaments.
suppellex suppellectilus : 
 household articles, furniture, goods. 
supplanto : 
 to trip up.
supplex : 
 kneeling, entreating, suppliant.
supplicium : 
 punishment.
suppono subpono : 
 to put under, subject / put next to, add.
suppono subpono : 
 to put in place of, substitute, forge.
supra : 
 (+ acc.) above.
surculus : 
 shoot, sprout.
surgo surrexi surrectum : 
 to get up arise.
sursum : upwards, sursum deorsum : 
 up and down.
suscipio : 
 to raise up, maintain, support, accept, receive, undertake.
suscito : 
 to stir up, arouse, excite. 
suspendo suspendi suspensum : 
 to suspend, hang.
sustineo : 
 to hold up, sustain, endure.
suus sua suum : 
 (refl. poss. adj.) his, her, its, their own.
synagoga : 
 synagogue.
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