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ealdor-dóm-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-dóm-scipe, (?), es; m.
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Aldermanship Hér forðférde Ælfhere ealdorman, and féng Ælfríc tó þám ilcan ealdordómscipe (ealdormanscipe ?: ealdordóme, MS. E.), Chr. 983; P. 124, 35

sceáp

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp, scép, scíp,es; n.

A sheep

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A sheep Scép ovis, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 54. Ðæt dysige scép, Ps. Th. 118, 176. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, L. In. 69 ; Th. i. 146, 10. Emban ceápgild ... sceáp tó sciłł., L. Ath. v. 6,2 ; Th. i. 234, 2. Man healde .iii. niht hýde and

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Bede-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 1

Bæda-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2

Gleáwe-cestre-scir

(n.)

Glouchstershire

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Glouchstershire, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 15

Buccinga ham-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Buccinga ham-scír, e; f.

BUCKINGHAMSHIREager Buccinghamensis

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE; ager Buccinghamensis Hí wendon ðanon on Buccinga hamscíre they turned thence to Buckinghamshire, Chr. 1010; Th. 264, 11: 1011; Erl. 144, 35: 1016; Erl. 154, 6, 24

fiðer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiðer-scýte, -scíte; adj.

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Fiðerscýte setel siliquastrum vel cathedra quadrāta, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 66; Wrt. Voc. 61, 44. Seó cyrce wæs eal of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht the church was built all of quadrangular

forþ-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-hreósan, Scint. 101, 13.

sceóh

(adj.)
Grammar
sceóh, adj.

shy, timid, fearful: wanton

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shy, timid, fearful: — Nú mín hreðer is hreóh, heówsíþum sceóh, Exon. Th. 354, 10 ; Reim. 43. wanton (?) Ðæs sción petulantis (peculantis,Wrt. ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 24. Lokeð þet ȝe ne beon nout iliche þe horse þet is scheouh, and blencheð nor one scheadewe

ge-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnan, (causative to ge-scínan)
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to cause to shine, make bright Git his sweord scíneð swlðe gescǽned, and ofer dá byrgenna blícað ðá hieltas, Sal. 222. [O.H.Ger. ge-skeinan notum facere.]

sceón

(v.)
Grammar
sceón, scýan (?), scýn (?); de

To go quickly, fly

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To go quickly, fly : — Ðonne ic forþ sció when I depart (die), Cd. Th. 67, 20 ; Gen. 1103. Ðæt fýr scýde (scynde ?) tó ðám ðe ða scylde worhton, 232, 26 ; Dan. 266

ge-rádscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádscipe, es; m. [gerád consideration, scipe condition]

Prudenceprudentia

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Prudence; prudentia He áwuht nafaþ on his módsefan rihtwísnesses ne gerádscipes he has not aught in his mind of wisdom or prudence, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 96; Met. 22, 48

dern-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dern-geliger, e; f: dern-geliger-scipe,es ; m.

A secret lying, adultery clandestīnus concubĭtus, adultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; clandestīnus concubĭtus, adultĕrium In derngeligerscipe [MS. derne-gilegerscipe] in adultĕrio, Jn. Rush. War. 8, 3

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-corneredquadrangularsquarequadrangŭlusquadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs, Scint. 82, 1), an; f.
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silence, absence of speech Hú se láreów sceal bión gesceádwís on his swígean (swig*-*gean, Cott. MSS.) and nytwyrðe on his wordum . . . Sió ungemetgode suíge (swigge, Cott. MSS.) ðæs láreówes on gedwolan gebringþ ða ðe hé lǽran meahte, Past. 15; Swt.

-lǽce

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-lǽce, an; f. v. scín-lǽce: -lǽce; adj. v. eáþ-lǽce
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and efen-lǽce

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m. -scíte, an; f. For Cot. 136
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substitute Beód-scýte oððe beódsceát mantile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 52

ge-fystlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fystlian, l. ge-fýstlian and for 'pugnis . . . Scint. 2'
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substitute Gif syngiende gefýstlude gé forþyldiaþ si peccantes colafizati suffertis, Scint. 7, 14

earfoþ-fere

Grammar
earfoþ-fere, l. -fére hard to travel, and for 'Scint. 10'
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substitute Sume cumað swíðe feorran and habbað swíðe yfelne weig and swíðe earfoðférne, Shrn. 187, 12. Cf. eáþ-fére

dæg-sceald

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-sceald, eses; m. [dæg day, sceald = scild, scyld a shield]

A day shield or screen diei velamen

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A day shield or screen; diei velamen Dægscealdes hleó wand ofer wolcnum the day shield's shade [i. e. the pillar of cloud] rolled over the clouds, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 22; Exod. 79

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