smíc
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Smoke, vapour, steam Swelce se bitresta smíc, Ors. 3, 11 ; Swt. 142, 20. Smíc fumus, Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 28, 12 : Ex. 19, 18 : Homl. Th. ii. 68, 20. Hí losiaþ swá swá sméc, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 98, 31 : Ps. Th. 36, 19. Smýc, Hpt. Gl. 501, 78 : Shrn. 52, 33
smirwung-ele
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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis. Ex. 29, 21
smite
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Pollution Mustfleógan vel wurma smite bibiones vel mustiones, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75
snǽd
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a clearing in a wood. Cf. snǽdan, Ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf tósundran . . . and se alhmunding snǽd hére intó preosda byrig, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 100, 16. Be ðam gráue ðæt hit cymþ intó ðam snǽde; and of ðam snǽde, iii. 399, 34. Ðet firhde bituihu
snǽd
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The handle of a scythe. Under the forms snathe, sneath, snead, sned the word occurs in the glossaries of many dialects, e. g. Wilts, Somerset, Northamptonshire. Hwílon befeóll án síðe of ðam snǽde intō ánum deópan seáðe. Benedictus heóld ðone snǽd bufon
snǽding-hús
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An eating-house, a place where cooked meat is sold Snǽdinghús popina, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 21
snǽding-sceáp
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A sheep to be killed for eating Hý teohhiaþ ús him tó snǽdincgsceápum aestimati sumus ut oves occisionis, Ps. Th. 43, 23
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slege
a stroke ⬩ blow ⬩ of a serpent's sting ⬩ a striking ⬩ beating ⬩ scourging ⬩ stamping ⬩ coining ⬩ clashing ⬩ collision ⬩ a crash ⬩ clap of thunder ⬩ a fatal stroke ⬩ slaying ⬩ slaughter ⬩ death (by violence) ⬩ a defeat ⬩ loss inflicted on an army ⬩ clades ⬩ a stroke of affliction ⬩ punishment ⬩ disease ⬩ an instrument for striking ⬩ a slay
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a stroke, blow Mé and míne geféran mid ánum slege (iclu) hé (the whale) mæg besencan. Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 33. Gif hine mon geyflige mid slege oððe mid bende, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 3 Geswell ðe wyrð of fylle oððe of slege Lchdm. ii. 6, 28. His
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sprincel
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A wicker-basket Sprinclum fiscillis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 58: 35, 43. [Cf. Dan. sprinkel, sprinkel-værk trellis, lattice.] Cf. tǽnel, windel
spring
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a source of water Spring casta (castalia? ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 31. Æt ðæs wæteres sprynge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 389, 7. v. ǽ-, eá-, ge-, will-spring. a springing, rising, spring in day- spring, v. up-spring. what springs up or from. v. of-spring. as
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sprot
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A sprout, shoot, twig, small branch Sprote with a rod (?), Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 35. Sprota sarmentorum, ramorum, qui de vinea exciduntur, Hpt. Gl. 445, 32: 489, 10: palmitum, Germ. 401, 16. Sprotum sarmentis, 401, 24
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spyrigend
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An enquirer, investigator Speriend investigator, Kent. Gl. 384. Godes spyrigendes of an enquirer after God, Salm. Kmbl. 281; Sal. 140
stæf-cræft
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the art of letters, grammar Ic Ælfríc wolde ðás lytlan bóc áwendan tó Engliscum gereorde of ðam stæfcræfte, ðe is geháten grammatica ... forðan ðe stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgit unlícþ, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 13-17. Gramma is on Englisc stæf
stæl-giest
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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe hé ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5
stæpe
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a step, pace (lit. and fig.) Stæpe, stepe passus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 79, 8. Ne mágon becuman ða stæpas ðæs weorces ðieder ðe hé wilnaþ, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 17. Ágotene synt míne stapas (stæpas, Spl.), Ps. Lamb. 72, 2. Ǽlc ðæra stæpa and fótlǽsta ðe wé
stæpe-gang
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A step Ic stepegongum weóld I had control of my steps, Exon. Th. 353. 34; Reim. 22
stǽr
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A history; historia Tó eallum ðe ðis ylce stǽr becyme úres cynnes tó rǽdanne omnes ad quos haec eadem historia pervenire poterit nostrae nationis legentes, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 33. Ðæt getæl ðæs hálgan stǽres and spelles ... Song hé eall ðæt stǽr Genesis
stǽr-leornere
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One who learns history, a historical scholar Stǽrleornera (? stæf-, v. stæf-leornere), leornera stoicorum (storicorum?), Hpt. Gl. 503, 64
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stig-ráp
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A stirrup Stigráp scansile, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 1. Stíráp, 23, 17. (In each case the word occurs in a list of words connected with riding.) Stírápas scansilia, 41, 34
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stig-weard
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a steward (v. stig), one who has the superintendence of household affairs ; especially matters connected with the table. [The word, which is found generally with the form stí-ward and in late documents, occurs in Eadred's will, and in a connection which
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