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hyge-sceaft

(n.)
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For gender cf. frum-sceaft

land-sceap

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Dele, and see next word

metod-sceaft

(n.)
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The word might be masculine. Cf. fram-sceaft

of-sceótan

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Add His hors wearð under ofscoten, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 28

on-sceótan

(v.)
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to unbar, open Ansceát (-s(c)eót, Erf.) exintera, Txts. 61, 791. Ansceót exentera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 71

Linked entry: an-sceát

sáwel-sceatt

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Þis is Alfwoldes bisceopes cwyde, ꝥ is ðæt hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda intó þám mynstre intó Crydiantúne him tó sáulsceatte mid mete and mid mannum swá hit stent bútan wíteþeówum mannum, Cht. Crw. 23, 3. Add

sceáf-fót

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sceam-fæst

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Ne lyste þé fægeres wífes and sceamfestes? nonne te delectat uxor pulchra, pudica?, Solil. H. 36, 1. Add

sceam-lim

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Scame, scamlim (? printed scamescan lim) veretrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 54. Add

scear-wund

(adj.)
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scear-wund, (?); adj.
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Wounded in the share Gif man [s]cearwund sié .iii. sciłł. gebete, Ll. Th. i. 18, 9

Linked entries: cear-wund wund

sceþ-wræc

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Substitute for the passage Eálá hú swíþe eádge wǽron þá æþelan cennend(ẹ) Sancte Ióhannes, þǽm ne sceþede nǽnig scyld þisse sceþwracan worlde, ne hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode beati, quos in saeculo isto aliqua culpa non percutit, nullum vulnerat crimen

scort-ness

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Add Under sceortnysse sub breuitate, Angl. xiii. 446, 1158. For sceortnysse daga, 437, 1028

tó-sceád

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Add Tóscádes difinitionis, An. Ox. 27, 12. Wæs heora ǽghwæðer Heáwold nemned. Wæs þis tósceád ( distinctio ) hwæðere þætte fore missenlicre heora feaxes híwe óðer wæs cweden se blaca Heáwold, óðer se hwíta Heáwold, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 599, 18. add: of difference

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
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sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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An ecclesiastical due, to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them in his behalf. It was to be paid before the funeral rites were completed, though the regulation

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

sceac-líne

Linked entry: sceacged

sceam-full

(adj.)
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sceam-full, adj.

Modest, chaste

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Modest, chaste Sceomfull pudica, Rtl. 108, 25. Sceomfullre verecundia, 110, 3. Schrift schal beon . . . edmod, scheomeful, dredful, A. R. 302, 23. Chaucer uses the word in its modern sense ignominious As shamful deeth as herte may deusye Come to these

sceam-líc

(adj.)
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sceam-líc, adj.

shamefast, bashfulshameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious

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shamefast, bashful Scæemlíc, seó scamfæste pudibunda, pudica, erubescens, Hpt. Gl. 492, 53. shameful, base, disgraceful, ignominious Ðá ongan hé him secgan hú lytel and hú scomlíc ðæs monnes líf biþ hér on worolde . . . and hú wuldorlíc seó éce eádignes

sceáf-mǽlum

(adv.)
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sceáf-mǽlum, adv.

In sheaves or bundle:

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In sheaves or bundle: Gadriaþ ǽrest ðone coccel, and bindaþ sceáfmǽlum, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 30

sceaft-tog

(n.)
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(?) the strap attached to the shaft of a missile Sceptog ammentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 11

sceolh-eágede

(adj.)
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sceolh-eágede, adj.

Cross-eyed, squinting

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Cross-eyed, squinting Scelgégede strabo, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 42. Sceolégede (scyl-, MSS. D. H. J.: -eágede, MS. J.) strabo, Ǽlfc. Gr. 9, 3 ; Zup. 36, 12. Scyleágede strabus, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 56. Scylégede luscus, 43, 8. Sculeiȝede, 89, 64