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leód-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
leód-sceaða, an; m.

a public enemy

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A harmer of men, a public enemy Láð leódsceaða [the serpent], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 24; Gen. 917. Æt ðam leódsceaðan hreddan to save from the devil, Exon, 11 b; Th. 17, 20; Cri. 273. Ic ðam leódscaðan [Grendel] hondleán forgeald, Beo. Th. 4193; B. 2093. Hearmcwide

lóh-sceaft

(n.)
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lóh-sceaft, es; m.

A boltbar

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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6

Linked entry: sceaft-lóha

mǽl-sceafa

(n.)
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mǽl-sceafa, an; m.

A canker

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A canker Mǽlscæafa eruca, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 3; Wrt. 24, 7. Mǽlsceafa caniglata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 19. Mǽlsceafa eruca, Wrt. Voc. 78, 66; Zup. 310, 5. In the last reference one MS. (v. Wrt. Voc. 91, 23) has mæslesceafe; in Wrt. Voc. 161, 23 maseles

Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa

mæsle-sceafe

Similar entry: mǽl-sceafa

mán-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
mán-sceatt, es; m.

Usuryunjust gain

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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14

metod-sceaft

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metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ

gif-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
gif-sceatt, es; m.

A gift-treasurepresentdonum pretiosummunus

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A gift-treasure, present; donum pretiosum, munus Sǽlíðende gifsceattas Geátum feredon sea-voyagers bore gift-treasures for the Gauts, Beo. Th. 761; B. 378

gilp-sceaða

(n.)
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gilp-sceaða, an; m.

An arrogant, boasting criminal

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An arrogant, boasting criminal Gielpsceaðan boastful and wicked ones [the fallen angels], Cd. 5; Th. 6, 29; Gen. 96. Ðone gelpscaðan that proud and wicked man [Nero], Bt. Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49

ge-sceaft

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ge-sceaft, <b>; I 2 a.</b>
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Add Mid heofonlice campwerod þǽre engelican gesceaft(e), Verc. Först. 109, 7. Add Seó wæteres gesceaft liquidum elementum, Gr. D. 220, 17. ꝥ is s

geó-sceaft

(n.)
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geó-sceaft, e; f.

That which has been determined of old, fate

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That which has been determined of old, fate Weras wyrd ne cúðon geósceaft grimme [MS. grimme] men knew not their destiny, their grim fate, Beo. Th. 2472; B. 1234

ge-sceaft

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ge-sceaft, -scæft, -sceft, e; f: es; n.

the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an elementcreātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentuma decree, destiny, fate, conditiondestĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtiocreation, creaturedecree of fatecreatura, elementum, habitus, fatum

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the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element; creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum Eall ðeós mǽre gesceaft all this great creation, Rood Kmbl. 24; Kr. 12: 162; Kr. 82: Salm. Kmbl. 60; Sal. 30. Gesceaft plasma, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 1; Som. 8,

scúr-sceadu

(n.)
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scúr-sceadu, (or -scead; n.); f.
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A protection against storms (cf. umbrella) Nys unc wuht beforan tó scúrsceade, Cd. Th. 50, 23; Gen. 813

stuðan-sceaft

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stuðan-sceaft, es; m.
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A prop, stay Ic gaderode stuþansceaftas, Shrn. 163, 5. Tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuðansceaftas cearf, 14

súþ-sceáta

Similar entry: sceáta

sunn-sceadu

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sunn-sceadu, we or e; f.
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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

west-sceáta

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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

ambeht-scealc

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Ealle his ágene onbyhtscealcas omnes servi Domini, Ps. Th. 133, 1. Ábeád þeódcyning þegnum sínum, ombiht*-*scealcum, Gen. 1870. Add

be-sceran

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Add: Besceoren decalvatum, decollatum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 5. to shave a person, head, &amp;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.

dæg-sceald

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-sceald, the sun (? cf.
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Icel. himin-targa the sun) Dægscealdes hleó ( the protection from the sun i. e. the pillar of cloud ) wand ofer wolcnum; hæfde witig God sunnan síðfæt segle ofertolden, swá þá mæstrápas men ne cúdon, Exod. 79