scip-weorod
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The crew of a vessel Scipweredes (-weardes ?) naucleri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 48
scír-basu
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Bright purple Scírbasu benetum (venetus caeruleus, Ducange), Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 30
scír-geréfa
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A shire-reeve, sheriff', 'the judicial president of a shire.' v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 113 ; Kemble's Saxons in England, bk. ii. c. v. The word glosses preses in Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 11. of a secular official, v. scír, Ælfnóþ scírgeréfa, Chr. 1056; Erl
Linked entry: ge-réfa
scír-mǽled
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Brightly marked, bright with inlaid ornaments Scírmǽled swyrd, Judth. Thw. 24, 38; Jud. 230
scír-mann
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an official, officer, ruler, one who discharges the duties of a scír (v. scír, ) Scírman procurator, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 37. Wæs scíremonn (Pontius Pilatus) procurante Pontio Pilato, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 1. Scíremon (sgiiremonn, Lind. ) dispensator, Lk. Skt
scrift-scír
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The district in which a confessor exercises his functions Gif préost on his scriftscíre ǽnigne man wite Gode oferhýre, L. Edg. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 244, 22 : 9; Th. ii. 246, 12 : 15 ; Th. ii. 246, 26. Sacerda gehwylc on his scriftscíre, Wulfst. 79, 17. Sacerdum
scýr-mǽlum
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Stormily Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá ðæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20: Fox 72, 4
scyte-finger
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The forefinger; digitus secundus quo sagittatur Scytefinger index vel salutaris, Wrt. Voc. i. 44. 5. Bécnend, scytefinger index, ii. 46, 35. Gif se scytefinger biþ ofáslegen, sió bót biþ .xv. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 57; Th. i. 96, 1. In Ethelbert's Laws
scyte-heald
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bent so as to shoot downwards (cf. scyte-rǽs), sloping steeply Scyteheald preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 77. oblique, inclined Scytehald obliquum, 115, 13. Sió scytehealde onbégnes obliqua curvatura, 64, 24. Sió scythealde obliqua, 79, 1. Scytehealden
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scyte-rǽs
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A headlong rush On scyterǽs oððe on fǽrfyll, unforesceáwadlíc in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 43
scíd-weall
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A wooden fence, palings:Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 34. — Scídwealles eorþbyri vallum
stel-scofl
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faselus Steolscofle faselo, Germ. 400, 498
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steol-scofl
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Súþhámtún-scír
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Hampshire, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 204, 16. [Þe nywe forest þat ys in Souþhamtescyre, R. Glouc. 375, 9.]
sunn-scín
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speculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 14)
trog-scip
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Some kind of boat. The Latin words which it translates are littoraria and tonsilla; the ordinary meaning of the latter is, a sharp-pointed pole stuck in the ground to fasten vessels to the shore, so perhaps trogscip means a boat fastened to the shore,
þeóf-scip
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A pirate-vessel Ðeófscip (théb-) mimopora ( = myoparo), Txts. 79, 1316: Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 67
þeóf-scolu
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole ( þiófscole, Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26
þri-scíte
Triangular ⬩ three-cornered
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Triangular, three-cornered Ispania land is þryscýte Hispania trigona est, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 1. Sicilia is ðryscýte Sicilia tria habet promontoria, Swt. 28, 2. On ðone þryscýtan crundel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 374, 26
under-scyte
Intercepting ⬩ intervention
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Intercepting, intervention Se móna mæg þurh his underscyte ða sunnan áþeóstrian, Lchdm, iii. 242, 25. Wé rǽdaþ on tungelcræfte ðæt seó sunne bið hwíltídum þurh ðæs mónelícan trendles underscyte áðýstrod, Homl. Th. i. 608, 32