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ísern-scúr

(n.)
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a shower of iron missiles pone þe oft gebád ísernscere, B. 3116

Linked entry: scúr

Legaceaster-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Legaceaster-scír, e ; f.
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Cheshire Þý ilcan geáre wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod, Chr. 980; P. 124, 9

riht-scír

(n.)
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word

scír-biscop

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Add: [Ic beode æc ꝥ se scyrbiscop ne seo swa dyrstlece ꝥ he ne hading ne haleging ne do on þis abbotrice buton seo abbot hit him bidde, Chr. 675; P. 36, 12.]

scír-lett

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

scóm-hylt

(n.)
Grammar
scóm-hylt, e; f.
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Substitute: <b>scóm-hylte,</b> es; n. Cf. heáh-hylte

scot-lira

Grammar
scot-lira, l.
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-líra

scúr-fáh

(adj.)
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Stormy, tempestuous Scúrfáh winter, Angl. xi. 369, 4, 15.] [adj

Linked entry: fáh

Róme-scot

Similar entry: Róm-gescot

sáwel-scot

Grammar
sáwel-scot, v. preceding word (the last passage; sáwel-sceatt).

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Wǽringwíc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wǽringwíc-scír, Wǽring-scír, e; f.

Warwickshire

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Warwickshire Tó Wǽrincwícscíre (Wǽringscíre, p. 277, cols. 1, 2), Chr. 1016; Th. i. 276, cols, 1, 2

hagal-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hagal-scúr, hagol-, es; m.

A shower of hail

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A shower of hail, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 30 : Menol. Fox 71; Men. 35

Linked entry: hægl-scúr

slífe-scóh

(n.)

a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper

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a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper Socc, slébescóh soccus Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 69

Linked entry: slébe-scóh

slípe-scóh

(n.)
Grammar
slípe-scóh,

a slip-shoe a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper

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a slip-shoe (Halliwell gives the word from a work dated 1615. Cf. slip-shod), a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper Slýpescós soccus Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 7.

Linked entry: slýpe-scóh

toll-scír

(n.)
Grammar
toll-scír, e; f.

The office of taking toll,business of gathering taxes

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The office of taking toll, business of gathering taxes Matheus árás and forlét his tollscíre Matthew arose and gave up his occupation as tolllaker, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 25

Stæfford-scír

(n.)

Staffordshire

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Staffordshire Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 3

Weogornaceastre-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Weogornaceastre-scír, e; f.

Worcestershire

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Worcestershire On Wigeraceastre-scíre Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 138, 1. Wigraceasterscíre (Wihracestrescíre, v. l.) Chr. 1039 ; Erl. 167, 10. Wigercestrescíre Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 192, 2. Wigeceastrescíre 263, 4. Wireceastrescíre 56, 8. Wircestre-scíre 193,

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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To scathe, hurt, harm, injure, with dat. Ðé ne sceaþeþ ǽnig, Ps. Th. 90, 7. Oft ic ó;ðrum scód, Exon. Th. 401, 22; Rä. 21, 15. Hé tóswengde líges leóman, swá hyra líce ne scód, 189, 16; Az. 60: 197,9 ; Az. 187. Se ðe nǽngum scód, 90, l; Cri. 1467. Ðæt

Beada ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Beada ford-scír, e; f.

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire: Cnut wende him út þurh Buccingahámscíre into Beadafordscíre Canute went out through Buckinghamshire into Bedfordshire, Chr. 1016; Th. 279, 16, col. 1

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIREcomitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1