heolstor-sceado
A shadow that hides,
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A shadow that hides, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 9; Gen. 103
here-sceaft
A war-shaft ⬩ spear
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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335
leód-sceaða
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
A bolt ⬩ bar
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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6
Linked entry: sceaft-lóha
mǽl-sceafa
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
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mán-sceatt
Usury ⬩ unjust gain
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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14
metod-sceaft
Decree of fate ⬩ doom ⬩ fate 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
mylen-scearp
Ground sharp
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Ground sharp Heówan mécum mylenscearpum, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 24; Æðelst. 24. v. next word
rǽde-sceamol
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A reading-bench (?) ; a 'ready,' prepared bench, bench with furniture, a couch, cf. Icel. reiðu-stóll, and see rád On rǽdescamole in pulpito, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 3. Rǽdescamelas fulchra (cf. fulcra eal bedreáf, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 33 : fulcris, thoris, lectis
gif-sceatt
A gift-treasure ⬩ present ⬩ donum pretiosum ⬩ munus
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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
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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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
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-scénan
To break, bruise, wound ⬩ contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre
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To break, bruise, wound; contĕrĕre, vulnĕrāre Hí woldon ǽninga heafolan gescénan they would at once wound the head, Andr. Kmbl. 2286; An. 1144. Forðon he ǽren dór gesceeneþ quia contrivit portas æreas, Ps. Th. 106, 15
ge-sceft
The creation, a creature ⬩ creātio, creātūra
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The creation, a creature; creātio, creātūra In ðære écan gescefte [MS. gesceft] in the eternal creation, Cd. 228; Th. 306, 15; Sat. 664. Ealra gescefta of all creatures, 226; Th. 301, 20; Sat. 584: 217; Th. 277, 13; Sat. 203
ge-sceód
Provided with shoes, shod
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Provided with shoes, shod Gesceóde [gescóed, Lind.] mid calcum calciatos sandalis, Mk. Bos. 6, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 9
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scúr-sceadu
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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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A prop, stay Ic gaderode stuþansceaftas, Shrn. 163, 5. Tó ðam ilcan wuda ðár ic ðás stuðansceaftas cearf, 14