† i-semev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To reconcile, to settle.
ΚΠ
c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. vii. §5 Ðæt he hie geseman wolde.
c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1094 Hi gesemede beon ne mihtan.
2. To suit, to beseem.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > be fitting or proper for
riseeOE
i-riseOE
seemc1175
becomea1230
i-semec1275
comec1325
beseema1425
besitc1449
befitc1460
betidea1555
beset1567
due?1606
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4780 He hæhte setten hire on nome þe hire [þe burh] mihte isemen [c1300 Otho semi].
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