ǽg-scill
An egg-shell
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An egg-shell Clǽnes huniges áne ǽgscylle fulle, Lch. iii. 6, 29. iii ǽgscylla, 14, 22. Twá ǽgscille fulle, i. 376, 8
ge-scild
A refuge ⬩ refugium
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A refuge; refugium, Ps. Spl. T. 70, 4
scild-burh
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a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield [cf. the account of the battle of Stamford-bridge: 'Siðan fylkti Haraldr Konungr liði sínu, lét fylkingina langa ok ekki þykka ; þá teygði hann armana aptr á bak, svá at saman tóku, var þat þá víðr hringr
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scild-hreáda
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scild-hreóða
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Shield-covering, a shield, buckler: — Scinon scyldhreóðan, Cd. Th. 184, 26 ; Exod. 113. the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh, q. v. Scyldréðan testudine , Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 31. Sumum wíges spéd giefeþ æt gúþe, ðonne gárgetrum ofer scildhreádan
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scild-réða
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scild-rída
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A phalanx: — Ðeáh hí wyrcen getruman and scyldrídan wið mé si consistant adversum me castra, Ps. Th. 26, 4
scild-wíga
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288
scild-wyrhta
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A shield-maker: — Sceldwyrhta scutarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 31. Be scyldwyrhtum. Nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld; and gif hé hit dó, gilde .xxx. sciłł., L. Ath. i. 15 ; Th. i. 208, 9-11. Andlang flǽscmangara strǽte ðet it cymþ tó scyld-wyrhtana
pleg-scild
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A small shield Plegscylde pelta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 69. [Cf. lytel scyld pelta, ða læssan scyldas peltae, i. 35, 28, 59.] Truman pleigscelde tuta pelta, Hpt. Gl. 424, 38
scild-freca
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A warrior with a shield: — Ðonne scyldfreca ongeán gramum gangan scolde, Beo. Th. 2071; B. 1033
scild-truma
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A phalanx; testudo Under þiccum scyld-truman subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
scild-weall
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A shield-wall, the shields held by a line of soldiers: — Ðonne strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6227; B. 3118. Cf. scild-burh
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ge-scild
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Add: Gescyld refugium, Ps. Spl. T. 17, I
scild-hreóþa
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Take here scild-rí da in Dict., in l. 5 after sendaþ insert flángeweorc, and add: -réda, -rí da Sceldréda, -hréða testudo, Txts. 100, 997
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scild-truma
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Add: a compact body of troops, a company Scildtruman testudine, An. Ox. 3796. Férde hé him hindan tó mid ðrým scyldtruman ( he went forth behind them in three companies, 1 Macc. 5, 33), Hml. S. 25, 423
scild-wyrhta
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On Manléfes gewitnesse, and on Leówerdes Healta, and on Sweignes scyldwirhta, Cht. Th. 638, 21. Add
scil-fisc
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A shell-fish:?-Monige sint cwucera gesceafta unstyriende, swá swá scylfiscas sint, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 21. Mettas ðe gód blód wyrceaþ, swá swá sint scilfixas, Lchdm. ii. 244, 24
heorþ-cniht
A domestic ⬩ servant ⬩ attendant
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A domestic, servant, attendant Hió dyde sciella tó bisene his heorþcneohtum and ðus cwæþ sub squamarum specie de ejus satellitibus perhibetur, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 18
scendan
To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:
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To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm: — Ic scendo confundam, Rtl. I. 25. Ðone scamleásan mon mæg ðý bet gebétan ðe hine mon suíður þreáþ and sciend (scent, Cott. MSS. ) impudentes melius corrigit, qui invehendo reprehendit, Past. 31, 1; Swt. 207,
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