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scíte

(n.)
Grammar
scíte, scéte, scýte, an; f.
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Mid scítan begird, Ap. Th. 12, 17. Heó hire feax gerǽdde and hí mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone). Mt. Skt. 14, 51, 52.

Linked entries: scéte scýte

-scite

(suffix)

Similar entry: wáse-scite

-scíte

(suffix)
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-cornered. v. feówer-, feðer-, þrí-scíte (-scýte)

Linked entry: sceát

scíte

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Se mæssepreóst genam þá scétan (scýtan, v. l.) of þám weófoáe presbyter ex altari sindonem tulit, Gr. D. 72, 32. Add

feðer-scíte

(adj.)
Grammar
feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj.

Four-corneredquadrangularquadrangŭlāris

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Four-cornered, quadrangular; quadrangŭlāris Feðerscíte tæfel four-cornered tables; tessĕrae vel lepuscŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 66; Wrt. Voc. 39, 49. Lytle feðerscitte flórstánas little four-cornered floor-stones; tessellæ, 61; Som. 68, 67; Wrt. Voc

Linked entry: feðer-scette

wáse-scite

(n.)
Grammar
wáse-scite, (cf. (?) scítan), an ; f. or -scyte (-scite ?), es; m.

The cuttle-fishthe liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish

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The cuttle-fish; or the liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish Cudele velwásescite sepia, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 6

Linked entries: -scite wáse

wæter-scíte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scíte, an; f.

A towel

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A towel Hé wearð bewǽfed mid ánre wæterscýtan (linteo, Jn. 13, 4),Homl. Th. ii. 242, 25

Linked entries: scíte wæter-sceát

fiþer-scíte

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Take here feper-scótte, -scíte,. fýþer-scíte in Dict., and add

þri-scíte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-scíte, adj.

Triangularthree-cornered

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Triangular, three-cornered Ispania land is þryscýte Hispania trigona est, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 1. Sicilia is ðryscýte Sicilia tria habet promontoria, Swt. 28, 2. On ðone þryscýtan crundel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 26

for-scít

(n.)
Grammar
for-scít, for-scíte ?

a flood-gatesluice

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a flood-gate, sluice Catracte forscéta (cataracte aquam concludunt), Bl. Gl

Linked entry: fór-sceótan

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

-scít

(suffix)
Grammar
-scít, -scíte. v. for-scít(e).

scíre

(n.)
Grammar
scíre, (?), an; f.
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An enclosure, precinct Portic porticus, scíre peribolum, heall aula. Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 3

scitel

(n.)
Grammar
scitel, scytel
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dung (?) Nim heortes scytel and cnuca tó duste, Lchdm. i. 336, 18. Nim fearres scytel, cnuca and gníd swíðe smale, 368, 12

Linked entry: scytel

scife

Similar entry: scyfe

scipe

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Add Hé nán þing him sylfum of his campdómes scipe on his seóde ne heóld, Hml. S. 31, 55. [v. N. E. D. shipe.] add:

Linked entry: beór-scipe

scíre

(n.)
Grammar
scíre, an; f.

scyte

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Add: the distance to which a shot will go Oþ ꝥ hé wæs fullneáh in ánes flánes scyte út fram þám lande pene ad unius sagit tae cursum a terra, Gr. D. 114, 34. v. fǽr-, wáse-scyte

scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
scíne, sciéne, scéne, sceóne, scióne, scýne; adj.
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Beautiful, fair, bright Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne, Met. 29, 25: Cd. Th. 41, 14; Gen. 656. Cwæð ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne, 17, 26; Gen. 265. Wæsim wlitig and scéne, 30, 16; Gen. 467. Deór wundrum scýne ( the panther ), Exon. Th. 356, 30;

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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pay, stipend Scipe vel bigleofa stipendium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 33. [Hi nolleþ paye þet hi ssolle, and hi ofhealdeþ þe ssepes of ham þet doþ hare niedes, Ayenb. 39, 5 (the word occurs several times in this work). Withholdyng or abrigging of the schipe