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ham-scyld

Similar entry: riht-hamscyld

scyld-full

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Add: culpable Tó þý ꝥ ic þý éð mihte gefyllan þá scyldfullan gewilnunga mínes forligeres, Hml. S. 23 b, 339

scyld-frecu

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-frecu, e; f

Guilty greed

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Guilty greed Mé (Eve) scyhte tó scyldfrece fáh wyrm þurh fægir word, Cd. Th. 55, 23; Gen. 898

Linked entry: frecu

scyld-hǽta

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hǽta, an; m.

One who demands a due or debt ⬩ a bailiff

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One who demands a due or debt, a bailiff Sculthéta exactor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 70. Scyldlǽta (-hǽta?) exactor, i. postulator, 144, 54

scyld-hata

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hata, an; m.

One who hates wrongfully ⬩ an enemy

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One who hates wrongfully, an enemy Scyldhatan, ealdgeníðlan, Andr. Kmbl. 2095; An. 1049. Scyldhatan, egle ondsacan, 2295; An. 1149

Linked entry: scyld-hete

scyld-hete

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hete, es; m.

An enemy ⬩ a foe

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An enemy, a foe Mid scyldhetum, werigum wróhtsmiðum, Andr. Kmbl. 170; An. 85

Linked entry: scyld-hata

scyld-lǽta

Similar entry: scyld-hǽta

scyld-wyrcende

(adj.)

committing sin or guilt

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committing sin or guilt Ðú (the soul) ðone líchoman scyldwyrcende gewemdest, Exon. Th. 91, 4; Cri. 1487. Ðonne ðeós woruld scyldwyrcende byrneþ, 232, 5; Ph. 502: 269, 4; Jul. 445. Ðú womfulle, scyldwyrcende sceaþan áwurpe, Elen. Kmbl. 1520; El. 762

scild-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wyrhta, an; m.

A shield-maker

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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.

-lǽta

(suffix)
Grammar
-lǽta, v. freó-, frig-, scyld-lǽta.

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scylf

(n.)
Grammar
scylf, scylp, es; m.

a peak ⬩ crag ⬩ tor ⬩ a turret ⬩ tower ⬩ pinnacle

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a peak, crag, tor (in local names) Ðonon ofer ealne ðone hǽþfeld tó Hnæfes scylfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 37. Tó byrnan scylfe, 38, 36. Sticule scylpas scabri murices, Germ. 399, 446. Scylfa scopulorum, Hpt.

scydd

(n.)
Grammar
scydd, es; m.

Alluvial ground

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Alluvial ground (?) Ðis synt ða denbæra . . . hudelinga scydd, Cod. Dip Kmbl. ii. 195, 19. On timberslǽd in stǽpa cnolles scydd on hanslǽdes heáfdan, iii. 380, 26. Haec sunt pascua porcorum . . . in communi silua pascuale quod dicitur Palinga Schittas

scýan

(v.)
Grammar
scýan, (for scýhan), scýn (?); p. de

To prompt ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ suggest

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To prompt, urge, persuade, suggest Ða ǽrestan synne se weriga gást scýde . . . Forðon mid ðý se weriga gást ða synne scýfþ (scýþ, MS. C.: scýeþ, MS. T.) on móde primam culpam serpens suggessit . . . Cum enim malignus spiritus peccatum suggerit in mente

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.

a shell ⬩ shell-fish ⬩ the shell of an egg ⬩ a scale of a fish ⬩ serpent ⬩ a shell-shaped dish ⬩ shell

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Fæger swylce hé of ǽgerum út álǽde, scír of scylle, Exon. Th. 214, 4; Ph. 234. a scale of a fish, serpent, etc.

scild

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S. 31, 114. add: defence Hí sprǽcon wið þǽre treówleásnesse fore scylde (defensione) þǽre sóðfæstnesse, Gr. D. 246, 21

scill

(adj.)
Grammar
scill, adj.

Sonorous ⬩ sounding

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Sonorous, sounding Scyl wæs hearpe, Exon. Th. 353, 44; Reim. 27

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.

guilty ⬩ sinful ⬩ criminal ⬩ guilty of committing a crime ⬩ guilty against ⬩ a person ⬩ responsible for ⬩ liable for ⬩ chargeable with an ill result ⬩ liable for a debt ⬩ bound by an obligation ⬩ liable to forfeiture ⬩ forfeiting ⬩ liable to punishment ⬩ deserving of punishment

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Ðú, ealdre scyldig, deáþe sweltest, Exon. Th. 250, 9; Jul. 124. Gebeád ðæt se wǽre aldre scyldig, se ðæs onsóce, Cd. Th. 244, 19; Dan. 450. liable to punishment, deserving of punishment Scyldig obnoxius, Wrt.

sceld

(n.)

a shield

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a shield

Scild

(n.)
Grammar
Scild, es; m.

The name of the ancestor of the Danish kings

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The name of the ancestor of the Danish kings. His story is given in the opening canto of Beowulf. According to the Ynglinga Saga, c. 5, one of Odin's sons is Skjöldr

scyll

Similar entry: scill