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
ge-scǽnan
To diminish, break, bruise, shake, shatter ⬩ contĕrĕre, confringĕre, conquassāre
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To diminish, break, bruise, shake, shatter; contĕrĕre, confringĕre, conquassāre God heora tóþas gescǽneþ Deus contĕret dentes eōrum, Ps. Th. 57, 5: 67, 21. Ðú ðæs myclan dracan heáfod gescǽndest tu confrēgisti căput dracōnis magni, 73, 14. Ða he sylfa
Linked entries: ge-scǽned ge-sceánon ge-scénan scǽnan
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
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
Linked entry: sceorfan
sceáwian
to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to 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
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,
Linked entry: for-scyttan
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
Linked entry: a-scuton
a-scúfan
To drive away ⬩ expel ⬩ banish ⬩ repel ⬩ shove away ⬩ expellere ⬩ pellere ⬩ abigere ⬩ extrudere ⬩ emittere
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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
sceacan
to shake (intrans.), quiver ⬩ to flee, hurry off, go forth ⬩ to move quickly, to be flung, be displaced by shaking ⬩ to pass, proceed, depart ⬩ to shake (trans.) ⬩ to weave
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to shake (intrans.), quiver Gerd from uinde styrende łsceæcen de, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7. but generally used of rapid movement, of living creatures, to flee, hurry off, go forth (cf. (?) colloquial shackto rove about) Ðá sceóc hé on niht fram ðære fyrde
be-sengan
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Þ á fúlan sceanda hé besengð on helle, Hml. A. 115, 439. Add
feówer-scýte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus
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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21
Linked entries: feoðer-scéte feðer-scíte fiðer-scýte fyðer-scýte
ge-scúfan
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to cause movement, with idea of violence, to eject, expel Gescyfen diúbol ejecto daemone, Mt. p. 16, 4. to cause action, to impel, drive Ðá ðe unmedome bióð tó ðǽre láre, and ðeáh for hiora hrædwilnesse beóð tó gescofene quos a praedicatione imperfectio
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swǽm
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Add: — Þǽra sceanda and þǽra swǽma mænigeo wæs ǽfre úre westdǽl áfylled quorum sordida atque infami numerositate semper nostra pars occidua pallet, Chrd. 78, 6
birhtan
to shine
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Ox. 4203. figurative Hé beforan manna eágum swá manigum wundrum sceán and berhte, Guth. 90, 11. Se noma mid him swá lange sceán and bryhte nomen apud eos tam diu claruerat, Bd. 1, 12; Sch. 33, 3
ge-sceótan
to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to ⬩ cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus ⬩ to bring before or refer to any one ⬩ referre ad aliquem
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to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted to; cum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujus Draca hord eft gesceát, dryhtsele dyrne the dragon again
Linked entry: ge-stoten
hægtesse
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Gáð tó þǽre hǽtse vel sceande (Jezabel) and bebyriað hire líc ite et videte maledictam illam, et sepelite eam ( 2 Kings 9, 34), Hml. S. 18, 350. Sume wíf wyrcad heora . . wógerum drencas . . . Ac þyllice sceandas sceolan síðian tó helle . . .
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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to feel shame, be ashamed (with gen. of cause) Ic ðæs nǽfre ne sceamige non erubescam, Ps. Th. 24, 1. Ne ic ne scamige nec confundar, Ps. Spl. 30, 20. Gif wé scomiaþ ðæt wé tó uncúðum monnum suelc sprecen si homo apud hominem, de quo minime praesumit
scínan
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His ansýn sceán ( resplenduit ) swá swá sunne, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 2: Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 13: Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125. Seó ród sceán swá heofenes tungol, Shrn. 149, 11. His ansýn eal sceán swá swá sunne, and his gewǽda scinon on snáwes hwítnysse, Homl.