Legaceaster-scír
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Cheshire Þý ilcan geáre wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod, Chr. 980; P. 124, 9
riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
scín-cræftiga
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Þá þá scíncræftigan (drýcræftigan, v. l. malefici) wurdon árásode . . . Basilius se scíncræftiga férde, Gr. D. 27, 15-21. Hí befæston ꝥ wíf drýum and scíncræftigum puellam maleficis tradiderunt, 73, 16: 74, 10. Add
scín-lác
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Add Wiþ fefre and wiþ scínláce and wið eallum gedwolþinge, Lch. ii. 288, 13. Add Of heáhnesse scýnláces his ab altitudinefaniasię suae Ps. Rdr. 284, 10. add: The Latin original of the last passage is: Fantasmas uiderit, lucrum ex insperato significat
scín-lǽce
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Þá bróðru þe hé gemétte þǽr mid þám scínlácan (gedwimorlácum, v. l.) fýre bysmrian fratres quos phantastico reperit igne deludi, Gr. D. 124, 10. Ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wyð þá scínlácan híwinga deófla prettes (transformationes dęmonum). Chrd. 7, 25. Add
scír-biscop
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Add: [Ic beode æc ꝥ se scyrbiscop ne seo swa dyrstlece ꝥ he ne hading ne haleging ne do on þis abbotrice buton seo abbot hit him bidde, Chr. 675; P. 36, 12.]
scír-lett
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led
Wǽringwíc-scír
Warwickshire
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Warwickshire Tó Wǽrincwícscíre (Wǽringscíre, p. 277, cols. 1, 2), Chr. 1016; Th. i. 276, cols, 1, 2
hand-sció
A glove
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A glove, Beo. Th. 4158; B. 2075. Grein considers this meaning to be inadmissible
toll-scír
The office of taking toll, ⬩ business of gathering taxes
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The office of taking toll, business of gathering taxes Matheus árás and forlét his tollscíre Matthew arose and gave up his occupation as tolllaker, Homl. Th. ii. 468, 25
Stæfford-scír
Staffordshire
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Staffordshire Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 3
Weogornaceastre-scír
Worcestershire
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Worcestershire On Wigeraceastre-scíre Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 138, 1. Wigraceasterscíre (Wihracestrescíre, v. l.) Chr. 1039 ; Erl. 167, 10. Wigercestrescíre Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 192, 2. Wigeceastrescíre 263, 4. Wireceastrescíre 56, 8. Wircestre-scíre 193,
Baroc-scír
The bare oak shire ⬩ BERKSHIRE
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The bare oak shire or BERKSHIRE, so called from a polled oak in Windsor forest, where public meetings were held, Brompt. p. 801. It was most commonly written by the Anglo-Saxons-Barruc, Bearruc, and Bearwucscíre, Chr. 860; Th. 130, 3
Linked entry: Bearocscýre
burh-scír
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A city-boundary, city-liberty; urbis territorium Ða yfelan leóda fíf burhscíra ðæs Sodomítisces eardes the evil people of the five city-boundaries of the Sodomitish land, Ælfc. T. 7, 20: Jos. 13; Thw. 152, 9: Cot. 148
deófol-scín
A diabolical vision, phantom, demon ⬩ dæmoniăcus vīsus, dæmon
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A diabolical vision, phantom, demon; dæmoniăcus vīsus, dæmon Deófolscín dæmoniăcus visus, M. H. 106 b. Deófolscínnu dæmŏnia, Scint. 7
Huntandún-scir
Huntingdonshire
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Huntingdonshire Tó Huntandúnscire, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 7
mǽg-scír
A division of a people, containing the kinsmen of a particular family
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A division of a people, containing the kinsmen of a particular family Teá monna látwu ofer téno oððe of mégscíre is decanus super x. vel decurio (the glosser seems to have taken de as a separate word) est, Rtl. 193, 19
mæssepreóst-scír
The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated
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The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, sý of swylcre mæssepreóstscýre swylce hyt sý, L. E. I. 17; Th. ii. 412, 21. Cf. Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean
mynster-scír
The management of a monastery
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The management of a monastery Hé gewát tó his mynsterscíre ad monasterii sui curam secessit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 13
biscop-scír
a diocese
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a diocese, Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 6, 10