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scyfe

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
scyfe, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§386;
of rapid motion caused by a push (metaph.), precipitation, v. scúfan
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furtherance of a project, the pushing of a matter, prompting, instigation in a good sense, cf. scúfan, V
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prompting, instigation in a bad sense, cf. scúfan, VI
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Similar entries
v. niðer-scyfe.
Linked entries
v.  scefe scife niþer-scyfe.
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  • scyfe, n.