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-sceáwiendlíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-sceáwiendlíce, -sceáwigendlíce. v. ymb-sceáwi(g)endlíce.

wiþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl.-scufon; pp. -scofen

To push backawayrepeldrive awayrefuterepellereexpellerepraecipitare

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To push back or away, to repel, drive away, refute; repellere, expellere, praecipitare Wiðscyfs ðú precipitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 67. Ús drífaþ ða ællreordan tó sǽ, wiþscúfeþ (repellit) ús seó sǽ tó ðám ællreordum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44. Hé oft stormas

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.

To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitateintrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare

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To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate; intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare Hét hine ðá niman, and ðǽr on bescúfan then ordered to take him, and to shove him in there, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 38. Wá biþ ðǽm, ðe sceal sáwle bescúfan

Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen

sáwel-scot

Grammar
sáwel-scot, v. preceding word (the last passage; sáwel-sceatt).

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for-sceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sceorfan, p. -scearf, pl. -scurfon; pp. -scorfen [sceorfan to gnaw, bite]

To gnaw or eat offarrōdĕre

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To gnaw or eat off; arrōdĕre Gærstapan ǽlc wuht forscurfon, ðæs ðe on ðam lande wæs grówendes locusts ate off everything that was growing in the land, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L

Linked entry: sceorfan

for-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen

To cast downamŏvēredispellĕre

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To cast down; amŏvēre, dispellĕre Wlance forsceáf mihtig engel a mighty angel cast down their pride, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 25; Exod. 204

forþ-ascúfan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-ascúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen

To shove forthdrive forwardpropellĕre

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To shove forth, drive forward; propellĕre, Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6

under-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
under-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten.

to move to a place beneathto interceptto under-propsupport

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to move to a place beneath, to intercept His ( the moon's ) trendel underscýt ðære (ða, MS. R.) sunnan tó ðam swíðe ðæt heó eall áþeóstraþ, Lchdm. iii. 242, 20. to under-prop, support Hí ne beóð mid nánre sylle underscotene ðæs godcundlícan mægenes

be-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceótan, he -sceóteþ, -scýt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten

To shoot into, inject, precipitate one's self, to be sent, goinjicere, se præcipitare, mitti, ire

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To shoot into, inject, precipitate one's self, to be sent, go; injicere, se præcipitare, mitti, ire Ne bescýt se deófol nǽfre swá yfel geþóht in to ðám men nunquam diabolus tam pravas cogitationes in hominem injicit, Alb. resp. 40. Curtius besceát Curtius

Linked entries: be-scuton be-scýt

sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwere, es; m.

an observer,a spya watch-towera mirrora buffoon, an actor

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an observer, one who examines into a matter Wé willaþ ðæt se sceáwre wite mid fullum geráde, ðe ðis gewrit áspyraþ, Anglia viii. 331, l. Ðone dóm ðæs sceáweres spectatoris judicium, Past. 15, 3; Swt. 93, 6. a spy Hé sende sceáwere (scéware, Lind.) misso

Linked entry: sceáwend-sprǽc

a-scealian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scealian, p. ode; pp. od [a from, scealu a scale]

To pull off the scales or barkto scalebarkdecorticare

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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

nægel-seax

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Add: a razor Swá swá næglseax ( nouacula ) scearp þú dydest fácn, Ps. L. 51, 4.

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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to look Ic sceáwode tó swíðran considerabam ad dexteram. Ps. Spl. 141, 5: Ps. Th. 141, 4. to look at, observe, behold, see Ðonne hé ðæs fácnes fintan sceáwaþ, Exon. Th. 315, 17; Mód. 32. Dryhten sceáwaþ hwǽr ða eardien ðe his ǽ healden, 105, 19; Gú.

-fót

(suffix)
Grammar
-fót, (-e, -a), v. feówer-, fiþer-, fitel-, flohten-, forod-, lytel(?), sceáf-, wann-fót (-e, -a). Cf. -féte.

fór-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-sceótan, he -scýt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten

To shoot beforeanticipatecome beforepreventanticĭpāreprævĕnīre

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To shoot before, anticipate, come before, prevent; anticĭpāre, prævĕnīre Ða ungesǽligan menn ne mágon gebidon hwonne he [deáþ] him to cume, ac fórsceótaþ hine fóran unhappy men cannot wait till he [death] comes to them, but anticipate him beforehand,

Linked entry: for-scyttan

a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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To shoot forth, shoot, shoot out, fall; jaculari, cum impetu erumpere Hie ne mehton from him nǽnne flán asceótan they could not shoot an arrow from them, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 132, 8. Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall

Linked entry: a-scuton

a-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúfan, -sceófan; p. -sceáf. pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen, -sceofen [a from, scúfan to shove]

To drive awayexpelbanishrepelshove awayexpellerepellereabigereextrudereemittere

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To drive away, expel, banish, repel, shove away; expellere, pellere, abigere, extrudere, emittere Forþ ascúfan to drive forward, Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6. Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord has driven anxious sorrow from my mind

scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

scír-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
scír-, (scir- ?)ecg; adj.
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cf. sceran) edge Swurd scearp and scírecg, Lchdm. i. 390, 7. Cf. brún-ecg