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semivif
† semivif, a. Obs. In 4–5 semi-, semy-, seme-, -uyf, -uijf. [ad. L. sēmivīvus, f. sēmi- semi- 1 + vīvus alive.] Half alive, half dead.1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xvii. 55 Semiuyf he semed [C. xx. 55 semivivus, v. rr. semiuyf, semeuijf]. a 1400 Beryn 2202 He sat hym down sofftly on a stall, Semyvif for sor...
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semi-rife
[semi-rife In forms semyryfe, -rife, error for semyvyf (see semivif) in Bailey's Dict. 1728, etc.]
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semi-
semi-, prefix (ˈsɛmɪ, U.S. ˈsɛmaɪ) Also 4–7 semy-, 5–6 seme-, 6–7 semie-. [repr. L. sēmi- (whence F., It., Sp., Pg. semi-) = Skr. sāmi-, Gr. ἡµι-, OHG. sâmi-, OS. sâm-, cogn. w. OE. sam- (see sam-):—Indogerm. *sēmi-.] = half-; cf. demi-, hemi-. L. sēmi- (occas. shortened to sēm- before a vowel, e.g....
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