sunn-sceadu
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A sun-shade, veil, covering to keep off the sun Sunsceadu flammeolum (flameolum curchyfe, Wrt. Voc. i. 238, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 6
ungemet-scearp
Excessively sharp
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Excessively sharp Wǽron hyra tungan ungemetscearpe, Ps. Th. 56, 5
Linked entry: scearp
un-scearp
Not sharp
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Not sharp Unscearp wín, Lchdm. ii. 212, 4
west-sceáta
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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
be-sceáwod
Considerate ⬩ thoughtful ⬩ circumspect
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Considerate, thoughtful, circumspect On gleáw-scipe swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, II
earm-sceape
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ed-sceaft
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Substitute: a new creation Edscaeft (-scaept) palingenesean, Txts. 83, 1488. Oþ edsceafte, Dan. 112. a new creature His gesceafta . . . of heora sǽde weorþaþ eft geedníwade, swylce hí þonne weordon tó edsceafte; . . . hí ǽlce geáre weorþaþ tó ædsceafte
efen-scearp
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feax-sceára
Similar entry: sceár
freó-sceatt
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Property entirely at the owner's disposal, property of which the owner has absolute possession Ná þá áne þe freó synt, ac gyt má þá þe ǽhtborene synt and óþera manna freósceattas (freó sceattas?) and for þám ánum foroft gefreóde not those only that are
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frum-sceaft
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Substitute: and add: a first shaping, birth Þé wǽre sélre . . . þǽr þú wurde ǽt frymþe (frumsceafte, v. l.) fugel . . . þonne þú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde it had been better for thee . . . if thou hadst been born a bird . . . than that thou shouldst
geó-sceaft
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is masc., not fem. Cf. frum-sceaft
ge-sceatt
Similar entry: scír-gesceatt
hand-sceaft
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Dele
hrægel-sceára
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Cloth-shears, scissors for cutting out clothes Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21
land-scearu
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Add Swá hé on lansceare (printed -sceape, but see Nap. 41) stille stande ðǽr hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, An. 501. Add Ðis ys seó landscaru tó trefwurabo, Cht. E. 296, 1 : 8 : 12. (Cf. landgemǽro, 17.) On landscare hrycg, Cht. Crw. 3, 3. See note p. 48
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
méd-sceatt
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Add Seó anfengnes médsceata on dómum ys sóðfæstnesse forlǽtnes, Ll. Lbm. 476, 30. Sé þe þám scyldegan scyldeþ for métsceattum (pro pecunia), 475, 3. Nys nánwiht unrihtlycre ðonne ys ꝥ man médsceattas onfó for dómum nichil iniustius est quam susceptio
scearp-ecged
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-ecgede
scearp-numol
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