ed-sceaft
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Substitute: a new creation Edscaeft (-scaept) palingenesean, Txts. 83, 1488. Oþ edsceafte, Dan. 112. a new creature His gesceafta . . . of heora sǽde weorþaþ eft geedníwade, swylce hí þonne weordon tó edsceafte; . . . hí ǽlce geáre weorþaþ tó ædsceafte
frum-sceaft
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Substitute: and add: a first shaping, birth Þé wǽre sélre . . . þǽr þú wurde ǽt frymþe (frumsceafte, v. l.) fugel . . . þonne þú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde it had been better for thee . . . if thou hadst been born a bird . . . than that thou shouldst
geó-sceaft
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is masc., not fem. Cf. frum-sceaft
hand-sceaft
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Dele
sceaþ-full
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Hurtfull, noxious Wé becumað fram þám ídlan wordum tó þám sceaðfullum (sceð-, v. l.) ut ab otiosis ad noxia verba veniamus, Gr. D. 209, 26
spere-sceaft
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27
wæl-sceaft
A deadly shaft,
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A deadly shaft,Beo. Th. 801; B. 398
hand-sceaft
That which is formed by the hand, a creature ⬩ creatura
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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye
beód-sceát
A table-cloth ⬩ table-napkin ⬩ hand-towel ⬩ mantile ⬩ mappa
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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136
Linked entry: sceát
be-sceát
shot into
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shot into, precipitated one's self, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 5;
ge-sceát
shot forward, darted,
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shot forward, darted, Beo.Th. 4628; B. 2319; p. of ge-sceótan
beód-sceát
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substitute Beód-scýte oððe beódsceát mantile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 52
fære-sceat
Similar entry: fere-scæt
geþing-sceat
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Substitute: Money paid to a person in order that terms may be granted by him, price paid for favourable terms 'Hé ne sealde Gode nánne métsceat for his sáule, ne nǽnne geðingsceat wið his miltse.' Ðæt is se médsceat wið his sáule 'non dabit Deo propitiationem
offrung-sceát
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An offering-sheet [explained in the following passage: Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought . . . having their hands muffled up in a very fine linen cloth or offering-sheet, v. N. E. D. offering; 3] Hió becwið hyre beteran ofringsceát
an-sceát
The bowels ⬩ exentera ⬩ ἔντερα
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The bowels; exentera = ἔντερα, pl. n. Cot. 73
grund-sceát
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A region of earth, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 27; Cri. 42: 17 a; Th. 41, 2; Cri. 649
an-sceát
Similar entry: on-sceótan
frum-sceat
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Hé ofslóg ǽlcne frumsceat percussit omne primogenitum, Ps. Rdr. 104, 36. Add