geó-sceaft
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
the creation, a created being or thing, creature, an element ⬩ creātio, creātūra, plasma, ĕlĕmentum ⬩ a decree, destiny, fate, condition ⬩ destĭnāta, sors, fātum, condĭtio ⬩ creation, creature ⬩ decree of fate ⬩ creatura, 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,
stuðan-sceaft
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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
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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
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, &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
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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
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
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
ge-sceorf
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Substitute : Irritation of the stomach Be wambe coþum . . . Gif hire bið oninnan wund, þonne biþ þǽr sár and beótunga and gesceorf, Lch. ii. 220, 4: 228, 25. Sceal him mon sellan hát wæter drincan, þonne stilð ꝥ gesceorf, 240, 23. Þis deáh eác þám þe
hand-sceaft
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Dele
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
sceald-húlas
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Substitute: some kind of sedge Scaldhúlas paupilius (cf. eolxsegc papilluum, i. 286, 36), Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 21