ár-sceamu
Verecundia
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Verecundia Árscame, acc. Ps. Th. 68, 19
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áttor-sceaða
A poisonous destroyer ⬩ a venomous dragon ⬩ serpent ⬩ hostis venenosus ⬩ draco venenosus ⬩ serpens
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A poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent; hostis venenosus, draco venenosus, serpens Bútan ðam áttorsceaðan save to the venomous destroyer, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 24; Pa. 33: Beo. Th. 5670; B. 2839
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beám-sceadu
A tree-shade ⬩ the shade of a tree ⬩ arborum umbra
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A tree-shade, the shade of a tree; arborum umbra Gewitan him ðá gangan under beámsceade then they retired under the tree-shade, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 10; Gen. 859. Hí slépon under beámsceade they slept under the tree-shade, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 55; Met. 8, 28
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efen-scearp
Equally sharp ⬩ æque acūtus
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Equally sharp; æque acūtus Hí heora tungan teóþ sweorde efen-scearpe exăcuērunt ut glădium linguas suas, Ps. Th. 63. 3
frum-sceaft
the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra
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the first creation, the creation, beginning, origin, original state or condition; prīma creātio, ŏrīgo, prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio Sing me frumsceaft canta princĭpium creatūrārum, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 16. Moyses awrát ǽrest be frumsceafte Moses wrote
helle-scealc
- Cd. 216; Th. 273, 8; Sat. 133.
heolstor-sceado
A shadow that hides,
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A shadow that hides, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 9; Gen. 103
here-sceaft
A war-shaft ⬩ spear
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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335
leód-sceaða
a public enemy
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A harmer of men, a public enemy Láð leódsceaða [the serpent], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 24; Gen. 917. Æt ðam leódsceaðan hreddan to save from the devil, Exon, 11 b; Th. 17, 20; Cri. 273. Ic ðam leódscaðan [Grendel] hondleán forgeald, Beo. Th. 4193; B. 2093. Hearmcwide
lóh-sceaft
A bolt ⬩ bar
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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6
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mǽl-sceafa
A canker
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A canker Mǽlscæafa eruca, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 3; Wrt. 24, 7. Mǽlsceafa caniglata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 19. Mǽlsceafa eruca, Wrt. Voc. 78, 66; Zup. 310, 5. In the last reference one MS. (v. Wrt. Voc. 91, 23) has mæslesceafe; in Wrt. Voc. 161, 23 maseles
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mæsle-sceafe
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mán-sceatt
Usury ⬩ unjust gain
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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14
metod-sceaft
Decree of fate ⬩ doom ⬩ fate after death
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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ
mylen-scearp
Ground sharp
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Ground sharp Heówan mécum mylenscearpum, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 24; Æðelst. 24. v. next word
gif-sceatt
A gift-treasure ⬩ present ⬩ donum pretiosum ⬩ munus
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A gift-treasure, present; donum pretiosum, munus Sǽlíðende gifsceattas Geátum feredon sea-voyagers bore gift-treasures for the Gauts, Beo. Th. 761; B. 378
gilp-sceaða
An arrogant, boasting criminal
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An arrogant, boasting criminal Gielpsceaðan boastful and wicked ones [the fallen angels], Cd. 5; Th. 6, 29; Gen. 96. Ðone gelpscaðan that proud and wicked man [Nero], Bt. Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49
ge-sceaft
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Add Mid heofonlice campwerod þǽre engelican gesceaft(e), Verc. Först. 109, 7. Add Seó wæteres gesceaft liquidum elementum, Gr. D. 220, 17. ꝥ is s
geó-sceaft
That which has been determined of old, fate
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That which has been determined of old, fate Weras wyrd ne cúðon geósceaft grimme [MS. grimme] men knew not their destiny, their grim fate, Beo. Th. 2472; B. 1234
ge-sceaft
the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element ⬩ creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum ⬩ a decree, destiny, fate, condition ⬩ destĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtio ⬩ creation, creature ⬩ decree of fate ⬩ creatura, elementum, habitus, fatum
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the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element; creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum Eall ðeós mǽre gesceaft all this great creation, Rood Kmbl. 24; Kr. 12: 162; Kr. 82: Salm. Kmbl. 60; Sal. 30. Gesceaft plasma, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Som. 8,