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on-sceacan

  • verb [ strong ]
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to shake
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  • Heó feðera onsceóc. Cd. Th. 88, 26 ; Gen. 1471.
  • Onscacene

    concusa,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 80.
to shake off, remove
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  • Onscacan (-seacan. Wrt.)

    detestare

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 28.
  • Onsceæcannæ onsceacnessum (ob-, MS.)

    excusandas excusationes,

      Ps. Spl. T. 140, 4.
  • Cf. á-sceacan.
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