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geréf-scir

(n.)
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geréf-scir, or geréfscire.
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Substitute: geréf-soír, e; geréf-soíre, an; f. office of ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; I. II Geréfscíre praefecturae (dignitas), An. Ox. 1382. Hé is nú geréfscíre healdende in Rómebyrig in Romana civitate locum praefectorum servans, Gr. D. 193, 9. stewardship

ge-sceót

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ready

ge-scola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scola, a fellow-debtor.
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Gescolan condebitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 23. Add

ge-scota

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scota, an; m.
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A fellow-soldier, comrade Gescota commanipularius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 82. Incempa vel gescota commanipularius, collega, miles, 132, 49

gléd-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
gléd-scofl, e; f.
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A fire-shovel Gloedscofl vatilla, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 8

Linked entry: fýr-scofl

hám-scír

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For ' Cot. 71, Lye' substitute Hámscíre edilitatem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 79. Hámscír, 29, 4

Grantabrycg-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Grantabrycg-scír, e; f.
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Cambridgeshire; the people of that shire Þá sóna flugon Eást-Engla; þá stód Grantabrycgscír fæstlíce ongeán, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 9. Hí heafdon þá ofergán Eást-Engla ... Oxenafordscíre and Grantabrycgescíre, 1011; P. 141, 13

hlæst-scip

(n.)
Grammar
hlæst-scip, es; n.

A merchant-vessel

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A merchant-vessel Hlaestscip honeraria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 46

ísern-scúr

(n.)
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a shower of iron missiles pone þe oft gebád ísernscere, B. 3116

Linked entry: scúr

Legaceaster-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Legaceaster-scír, e ; f.
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Cheshire Þý ilcan geáre wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod, Chr. 980; P. 124, 9

riht-scír

(n.)
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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

sceó-ness

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Ic wundrige ꝥ ǽfre mihte swá mycclum biscope beón undercropen seó deófollice scinnys miror quod subripi pontifici tanto potuerit, Gr. D. 40, 18. Undercropen beón mid scinnysse subripi, 41, 16. Gebí[gað] eów fram þæs líchoman sciónesse, Verc. Först. 145

Linked entry: scý-nes

sceþ-wræc

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Substitute for the passage Eálá hú swíþe eádge wǽron þá æþelan cennend(ẹ) Sancte Ióhannes, þǽm ne sceþede nǽnig scyld þisse sceþwracan worlde, ne hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode beati, quos in saeculo isto aliqua culpa non percutit, nullum vulnerat crimen

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

scip-fultum

(n.)
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scip-fultum, es; m.
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A naval force Hé sende tó Eádwerde cingce and bæð hine scipfultumes ꝥ hé ne geþafode ꝥ hé him on wætere ne ætburste, Chr. 1049; P. 166, 36

scip-wræc

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what is cast up from a wreck Cum omni maris eiectu, quod shipwrec appellamus, C. D. iv. 146, 9. Cum omnibus quaecunque maris procellosis tempestatibus, in aquam uel in terram eorum eiecta fuerint, quod Anglice shipwreck promulgatum est onomate, 28

Linked entry: wræc

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

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

scort-ness

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Add Under sceortnysse sub breuitate, Angl. xiii. 446, 1158. For sceortnysse daga, 437, 1028