sceafan
To shave, scrape, shred, polish
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To shave, scrape, shred, polish Scaebe poleo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 63. Gif hé ðæt ómige fæt mid ungemete scæfþ dam nimis cupit eradere eruginem, R. Ben. 121, 4. Hé scóf on halig wæter of ðam hálgan treówe, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 216. Man scóf ðæra bóca leáf
be-sceadan
to overshadow
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to overshadow. Add:
swaþu
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The word occurs in a list giving the names of various parts of a pig: — Rysle ausungia, flicce perna, spic larda, meargh lucanica, wrót bruncus, rop jus, swína swaþu suesta, byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 50-57. Suína suadu suesta, sivesta, Txts. 98, 972
sceorfan
To gnaw ⬩ bite ⬩ scarify
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To gnaw, bite, scarify Se (hiccup) cymþ of yfelum wǽtan slítendum and sceorfendum ðone magan. Gif se seóca man áspíwþ ðone yfelan bítendan wǽtan on weg, ðonne forstent se geohsa. Spíwe ðá deah ðám monnum ðe gihsa hié innan scyrfþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 18-25
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sceaþian
To hurt, harm, spoil, rob
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To hurt, harm, spoil, rob Ne sceaþa ðú thou shalt not steal, Wulfst. 66, 18. Ðæt deófol tó swýðe ne sceaþige, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 26. Gif hwylc þeódsceaþa sceaþian onginneþ, Th. ii. 310, 24: L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 29.
-sceáwiendlíce
be-scær
sheared ⬩ shaved
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sheared, shaved;
under-sceótan
to move to a place beneath ⬩ to intercept ⬩ to under-prop ⬩ support
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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
To shoot into, inject, precipitate one's self, to be sent, go ⬩ injicere, 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
wiþ-scúfan
To push back ⬩ away ⬩ repel ⬩ drive away ⬩ refute ⬩ repellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ praecipitare
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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
To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, 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
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for-scúfan
To cast down ⬩ amŏvēre ⬩ dispellĕre
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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
To shove forth ⬩ drive forward ⬩ propellĕre
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To shove forth, drive forward; propellĕre, Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6
ge-sceatwyrpan
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A. 332) manumissio seems to shew that the word is connected with sceatt not sceát, though the phrase in sceát álecgan (v. sceát; ) desponsare might seem to point to sceát.] Cf. be-sceatwyrpan
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fór-sceótan
To shoot before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ come before ⬩ prevent ⬩ anticĭpāre ⬩ prævĕnīre
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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,
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a-scealian
To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare
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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79
a-sceótan
To shoot forth ⬩ shoot ⬩ shoot out ⬩ fall ⬩ jaculari ⬩ cum 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
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for-sceorfan
To gnaw or eat off ⬩ arrōdĕre
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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
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