† senyen.
Obsolete.
1. A military banner or standard = ensign n. 5.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > flag, banner, or standard
senyec900
beaconOE
markOE
banner?c1225
here-markec1275
ensignc1400
standard?a1439
standard1497
armory1523
flag1530
handsenyie1545
ancient1554
labarum1563
antsign1571
ensign-staff1707
brattach1828
c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) iii. ix. [xi.] 184 His segen, se wæs mid golde & mid godwebbe gefrætwad.
OE Beowulf 2958 Þa wæs æht boden..segn Higelace[s] freoðowong þone forð ofereodon.
c1275 Laȝamon Brut 9282 Nam he his seine and his sceald briþte.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 5468 Waster non þat wolde hym feyne Whan þey sey þe kynges seigne.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 10024 Arthurr dide his folk abide, To arme þem, & til ordeyne Whylk schuld go, & wyþ whilk seyne.
2. A distinguishing mark, emblem, token. in seyn that, to signify that.
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society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign
tokeningc888
fingereOE
senyeOE
markOE
showing?c1225
blossomc1230
signa1325
signifyingc1384
evidencea1393
notea1398
forbysena1400
kenninga1400
knowinga1400
showerc1400
unningc1400
signala1413
signification?a1425
demonstrancec1425
cenyc1440
likelinessc1450
ensign1474
signifure?a1475
outshowinga1500
significativea1500
witter1513
precedent1518
intimation1531
signifier1532
meith1533
monument1536
indicion?1541
likelihood1541
significator1554
manifest1561
show1561
evidency1570
token-teller1574
betokener1587
calendar1590
instance1590
testificate1590
significant1598
crisis1606
index1607
impression1613
denotementa1616
story1620
remark1624
indicium1625
denotation1633
indice1636
signum1643
indiction1653
trace1656
demonstrator1657
indication1660
notationa1661
significatory1660
indicator1666
betrayer1678
demonstration1684
smell1691
wittering1781
notaa1790
blazonry1850
sign vehicle1909
marker1919
rumble1927
society > communication > indication > [phrase]
in seyn that?a1400
in signification ofc1400
OE Genesis 2372 Abraham..sette friðotacen..on his selfes sunu, heht þæt segn wegan heah gehwilcne, þe his hina wæs wæpnedcynnes.
c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 197 ‘“Þis makeþ”’, quod þe wiht, ‘þe marke of gold’; ‘And “þis saues”’, quaþ þat wiht, ‘þe seyne of seluer’.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 2055 He drissede in a derfe schelde,..With a dragone engowschede..Deuorande a dolphyne..In seyne that oure soueraygne sulde be distroyede.
c1440 York Myst. ix. 290 Þus has god..Sette his senge [sc. the rainbow]..Vppe in þe Ayre of heght.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) ix. l. 296 The Rede Reiffar..Held out a gluff in takyn off the trew. His men beheld and weyll that senȝe knew.
a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. l. 433 A Roman..gat on þat seyne [v.rr. senyhe, senȝe] Þat Brettownys bar; syne can he feyne Hym a Brettowne for to be.
a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Wether l. 2568 in Poems (1981) 95 Ȝe gart me schute behind: Vpon my hoichis the senȝeis may be sene.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3108 Then Parys pertly proffert a seigne, For to telle his entent.
3. A battle-cry, rallying cry = ensign n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > battle-cry or slogan
descryc1450
ensign1487
escry1489
senyea1510
slogan1513
cry1548
larum1555
hubbaboo1596
field wordc1625
celeusma1680
tecbir1708
war-whoop1739
war cry1748
scalp yell1792
banner-cry1810
battle-cry1815
battle-word1815
hurrah1841
rebel yell1862
on-cry1899
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > rallying cry or watchword
senyea1510
cry1548
a1510 G. Douglas King Hart i. 222 Thai cryit on hicht thair seinȝe wounder lowde.
a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 205 Corrupt carioun, he sall I cry thy senȝie.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 78 Syne loud on hicht he cryit hes his seinȝe, With that ane flicht of mony fleand ganȝe.
4. A book-marker.
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society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > bookmark
senyec1440
sign?c1475
register1530
bookmark1833
bookmarker1835
marker1852
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 453/1 Seny, of a boke, indula.
5. A token or tally used by innkeepers.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > tally
tailstick1235
taila1325
white stick?c1430
senyec1440
tallyc1440
chalka1529
tally-stick1830
tally-board1849
chalk-score1867
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 66/2 Ceny, or tokyn of an in or ostrye, texera.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 453/1 Senye, of an inne or ostrye, texera.
6. A signboard.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > signboard > [noun]
signc1400
senye1569
signboard1632
show-board1740
shingle1847
fireboard1851
1569 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 33 Certane of the Baillies..of Edinburgh..brak and kaist doun, senyeis of wyne, expres aganis all ordour, the said Cannongait being..evir in possessioun of selling of wyne.
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