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scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te.
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to sharpen, whet Scyrpþ acuit, Engl. Stud. ix. 40. Hí hwetton (scyrptun, MS. C. ) tungan heora acuerunt linguam suam. Ps. Spl. 139, 3. Scerptun, Ps. Surt. 139, 4. metaph. to make active, arouse Symle hé sceal his hýrmen scyrpan mid manunge tó hláfordes

Linked entries: scerpan scierpan scyrpan

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te; pp. ed
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To clothe Engel hine scirpeþ (scierpeþ) on cwicum wǽdum, Salm. Kmbl. 278 ; Sal. 138

scittan

Similar entry: scyttan

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman tó lande and tó ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex. A

Linked entry: scyftan

scilian

(v.)
Grammar
scilian, p. ode
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To separate, part, removeChr. 1049; Erl. 174, 38. Cf. Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?) dividuntur, Hpt

Linked entries: scylian á-scilian tó-scilian

scimian

(v.)
Grammar
scimian, p. ode
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To grow dark, (of the eyes) to be dazzled, bleared:?-Míne eágan scimiaþ lippio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 59. Swá ðæt nán man ne mihte for ðam mycclum leóhte hire on beseón . . . and swá hí hí geornlícor sceáwodon, swá scimodon heora eágon swíðor, Homl

Linked entry: scima

sciftan

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Add Túna embefær búton nédbehéfes gerádes tódál þæt dihte ł scifte wórigende náteshwón gelómlǽceon uillarum circuitus nisi necessarię rationis discretio hoc dictauerit uagando nequaquam frequentent, Angl. xiii. 375, 132. Wé sceolan úre lífes weg wíslíce

scilian

(v.)
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Nap. 87. Add: [Cf. Hé wæs tóscyled from þǽre apostlene geférrǽdene, Þá þá God tóscelede wæter from lande, Angl. xi. 370, 10. Hí tóscyledon they parted (from each other), Nap. 87. ]

scimrian

(v.)
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Add: to shimmer, shine with a flickering light as a mote in the sunlight Scimerað uibrat (minor . . . modico Phoebi radiis qui uibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 32), An. Ox. 23, 51. Þá se dægredleóma beorhte scymrode matutina luce radiante, Chrd. 26, 22. And scimerian

scirian

(v.)
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On þám se abbod scyrige (swyrige, MS.) his byrðena in quibus abba partiat honera sua, R. Ben. I. 54, 4. Add

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Add: to dress Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað (scyrpað, v. l. vestite ) eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 27. Þá þá hé wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey Hé hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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To shine. lit. Ic scíne splendeo , Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2 ; Som 28, 42. Sciénþ candescit , Past. 14, 6 ; Swt. 89, 1. Swá se lígræsc scíuþ ( fulget ). Lk. Skt. 17, 24 : Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 29. Ðonne seó sunne on heofone beorhtost scíneþ, 9; Fox 26, 15. Scýneþ

scítan

Grammar
scítan, scýtan (?) to shoot (of a plant), flourish: — -Nǽfre on his weorþige weá áspringe mearce má scýte (sprýte?) mán inwides may ill never fail in his place, rather may guile flourish in his borders; non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus, Ps. Th. 54, 10. [Or does scýte belong to sceótan ? cf. for change of vowel in subjunctive hlípen, Past. Swt. 215, 7.]

Linked entries: scitel scýtan be-scítan

scítan

(v.)
Grammar
scítan, p. scát, pl. sciton; pp. sciten
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Cacare

-scígan

(suffix)
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in ge-scígan Heora ǽlc sceal án .c. þearfendra manna fédan and ealle ða gescýgean ( provide them all with shoes ), Chart. Th. 616, 26

Linked entries: scógan -scýgean

scínan

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Add: of that which emits rays Eall swá leóhte seó sunne scínð under þǽre eorðan on nihtlicre tíde, swá swá heó on dæg déð bufan úrum heáfdum, Lch. iii. 234, 23. Scinon ðá bán swá beorhte swá steorran . . . and ꝥ leóht geswutelode swá hwǽr swá hí lágon

scier-

(prefix)

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ge-scierpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen

á-sciran

(v.)
Grammar
á-sciran, (e, y); p. -scær, pl. -scǽron; pp. -scoren
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To cut off, away Gif hé þone beard of áscire (-scyre, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 84, 8. Wæs án ormǽte clif áscoren rihte ádúne, Hml. S. 31, 316. Of áscoren raderetur, An. Ox. 2, 337

Linked entry: á-sceran

á-scíran

(v.)
Grammar
á-scíran, p. de
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To make clear. lit. Biþ se flǽschoma áscýred swá glæs, Bl. H. 109, 36. fig. Þæt hálige godspel ne áscýrde hú hí gefreatwode wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 298, 33

Linked entry: scíran

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