hand-sceát
A napkin ⬩ manutergium, sudarium
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A napkin; manutergium, sudarium, Lye
tó-scúfan
To thrust in different directions, ⬩ thrust aside, ⬩ scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to do away, ⬩ remove
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To thrust in different directions, thrust aside, scatter, disperse, literal Se ðone líg tósceáf hátan fýres, Cd. Th.237, 20; Dan. 340: Exon. Th. 189, 6; Az. 55. Engel ðæt fýr tósceáf, 276, 11; Jul. 564. figurative, to do away, remove Hé mid ælmes-san
ambeht-scealc
An official-servant ⬩ minister
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An official-servant; minister
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beadu-scearp
Battle-sharp ⬩ sharp in fight ⬩ applied to a sword ⬩ ad pugnam acutus
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Battle-sharp, sharp in fight, applied to a sword; ad pugnam acutus Cyning wælseaxe gebræd biter and beaduscearp the king drew his deadly knife bitter and battle-sharp, Beo. Th. 5401; B. 2704
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átor-sceaða
a venomous destroyer
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a venomous destroyer
beór-scealc
A beer-server ⬩ a butler ⬩ cerevisiæ minister
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A beer-server, a butler; cerevisiæ minister Beórscealca sum some one of the beer-servers Beo. Th. 2485; B. 1240
efesung-sceara
A pair of scissors or shears ⬩ forfex
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A pair of scissors or shears; forfex, Som. Ben. Lye
fǽr-sceaða
A sudden or dangerous enemy ⬩ sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis
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A sudden or dangerous enemy; sŭbĭtum damnum infĕrens hostis Ðæt he on ðam fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte that he might reach the life of the dangerous enemy, Byrht. Th. 135, 62; By. 142
feá-sceaftig
Poor, destitute ⬩ pauper, destĭtūtus, mĭser
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Poor, destitute; pauper, destĭtūtus, mĭser Feásceaftig ferþ poor soul, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 19; Seef. 26
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feónd-sceaða
A fiend-enemy ⬩ dire enemy ⬩ robber ⬩ hostis nŏcīvus ⬩ latro
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A fiend-enemy, dire enemy, robber; hostis nŏcīvus, latro Slóh ðone feóndsceaðan fágum méce she [Judith] slew the dire enemy [Holofernes] with a blood-stained sword, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 4; Jud. 104. Me to grunde teáh fáh feóndscaða a hostile foe drew
folc-scearu
A division of the people ⬩ nation ⬩ multitude ⬩ nātio ⬩ provincia
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A division of the people, nation, multitude; nātio, provincia Ðæt hie hine onsundne gebrohten of ðære folcsceare that they should bring him uninjured from that tribe of people, Cd. 90; Th. 112, 17; Gen. 1872: 114; Th. 149, 20; Gen. 2477. Ðu úsic woldest
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folc-sceaða
People's tyrant ⬩ villain ⬩ pŏpŭti tyrannus
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People's tyrant, villain; pŏpŭti tyrannus Ðæs weorudes ða wyrrestan fá folcsceaðan feówertyne gewiton in forwyrd sceacan of the host the worst, hateful villains, fourteen departed into destruction, Andr. Kmbl. 3184; An. 1595
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freoðo-scealc
A minister of peace ⬩ pācis minister
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A minister of peace; pācis minister Swá se engel, fǽle freoðoscealc, fǽmnan sægde as the angel, the faithful minister of peace, said to the damsel, Cd. 105; Th. 138, 33; Gen. 2301. Sprǽcon fǽle freoðoscealcas to Lothe the faithful ministers of peace
fyrn-sceaða
An old enemy or fiend ⬩ antīquus inĭmīcus
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An old enemy or fiend; antīquus inĭmīcus Fáh fyrnsceaða a hostile fiend, Andr. Kmbl. 2691; An. 1348
hell-sceaða
A hell-harmer ⬩ fiend ⬩ devil
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A hell-harmer, fiend, devil, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 22; Gen. 694: Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 5; Cri. 364: Byrht. Th. 137, 2; By. 180
heoru-scearp
Terribly sharp
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Terribly sharp, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8
mán-sceaða
A wicked and harmful person ⬩ a sinner ⬩ one who wickedly does wrong
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A wicked and harmful person Se mánsceaða ( the fire drake ), Beo. Th. 5022; B. 2514. Se mánscaða (Grendel), 1428; B. 712: 1479; B. 737: (Grendel's mother), 2682; B. 1339. Míne myrðran and mánsceaðan ( evil spirits). Exon. 42 a; Th. 141, 5; Gú. 622: 46a
níþ-sceaða
A malignant foe
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A malignant foe, Exon. Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24
norþ-sceáta
a northern promontory
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a northern promontory, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 3
secg-sceára
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A corn-crake or a quail Secg-scára ortigometra (cf. erschen ortigomera, ii. 63, 53 : edischen, 115, 67), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 21. v. E. D. S. Pub. Names of Birds, p. 177, where bean crake, grass s
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