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west-sceáta

(n.)
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west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

á-sceran

Similar entry: á-sciran

be-sceran

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Add: Besceoren decalvatum, decollatum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 5. to shave a person, head, &c. Hé beáh tó ðam mynstre, and wearð bescoren (received the tonsure), Hml. Th. ii. 348, 30. Sum wæs bescoren preóst quidam erat attonsus ut clericus, Bd.

feax-sceára

Similar entry: sceár

hrægel-sceára

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-sceára, ; pl. f.
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Cloth-shears, scissors for cutting out clothes Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21

mǽl-sceafa

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Mǽlscaua a caterpillar (described thus : Centenis pedibus gradior per gramina ruris, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 53. Add

sceadd-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
sceadd-genge, adj.

Seasonable for shad

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Seasonable for shad

scearn-fifel

Similar entry: scearn-wifel

scearn-wibba

(n.)
Grammar
scearn-wibba, an; m.

A dung-beetle

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A dung-beetle Scærnwibba scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 52

Linked entry: wibba

scearn-wifel

(n.)
Grammar
scearn-wifel, es; m.

A dung-beetle

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A dung-beetle Scearnwifel (-fifel, MS.) scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 69. Halliwell gives sharn-bug, a cockchafer, as a Sussex word. Cf. Ssarnboddes (beetles) þet louieþ þet dong, Ayenb. 61, 32

efesung-sceara

(n.)
Grammar
efesung-sceara, an; f.

A pair of scissors or shearsforfex

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A pair of scissors or shears; forfex, Som. Ben. Lye

norþ-sceáta

(n.)

a northern promontory

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a northern promontory, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 3

secg-sceára

(n.)
Grammar
secg-sceára, -scára (-scara ?), an ; m.
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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

Linked entry: sceára

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut offattondere, amputare, præcidere

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To shear off, to shave, cut off; attondere, amputare, præcidere Hý eall heora heáfod besceáron they all shaved their heads, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 37; capitibus rasis, Ors. Hav. 4, 20; p. 270, 5. Ðæt he to preóste bescoren beón mihte that he might be shorn

ge-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceran, p. -scer, -scær; pp. -scoren

To cut, cleavesecare, dissecare

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To cut, cleave; secare, dissecare He him on heáfde helm gescer he clave the helmet on his head, Beo. Th. 5939; B. 2973. Helm gescær he cut the helmet, 3057; B. 1526

aler-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
aler-sceaga, an; m.
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An alder-copse On arlscagan, of alrscagan, C. D. B. iii. 667, 18

Linked entry: sceaga

é-sceapa

Similar entry: scip

ge-sceran

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Substitute: to shear. to cut the hair off the head Heáfod him beón gescoren hearm getácnað, Lch. iii. 200, 21. Gesce(o)rene rasam, An. Ox. 56, 12. to cut the wool off sheep Sceáp gesihð gescorene hýnðe getácnað, Lch. iii. 208, 26. to cut through. of

sceadd-genge

Similar entry: genge

scearn-wibba

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Scernwibba cantarus, scarabeus, An. Ox. 23, 23. Add