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be-scítan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scítan, p. -scát; pp. -sciten

To bedaubcacare

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To bedaub; cacare Besciten caccabatum, Cot. 189

Linked entries: scítan be-hrumod

a-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceppan, p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon; pp. -sceapen, -scapen

To createappointgivecrearedesignare

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To create, appoint, give; creare, designare Him God naman niwan asceóp God gave him a new name, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381

Linked entries: a-sceóp a-scóp

ég

(n.)
Grammar
ég, e; f.

Water, sea aqua, măre

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Scon-ég Sconey

Linked entry: ége

sceafoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceafoþa, sceafþa, scæfþa,an ; m. (or -e; f. ?)

A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of

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Man scóf ðara bóca leáf and ða sceafþan (ipsam rasuram) dyde on wæter, 1, 1; S. 474, 38. Monige spónas and sceafþan (astulas) nimaþ, 3, 2; S. 524, 31: 3, 17; S. 544, 44, col. 2. Genim heorotes sceafoþan of ðam horne, Lchdm. ii. 72, 13.

Linked entry: sceafþa

sceál

(n.)
Grammar
sceál, scál (?)

a shoal,troop, band

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a shoal,troop, band Ic be hondum mót hǽðenre (-ra?) sceálgrípan tó grunde, Godes andsacan, Cd. Th. 281, 8;Sat. 268 . Cf. Mid hishandscále, Beo. Th. 2638; B. 1317

ge-scógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scógan, ge-sceón
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Cóm se Godes wer gescód (-sceód) mid gehammenum scón, Gr. D. 37, 12. Gescód, Lch. iii. 200, 22, 23. 'Sceógeað eówre fétt' . . . ðonne hæbbe wé bégen fétt gescóde, Past. 44, 10-13. Beón úre fét gesceóde, Angl. viii. 323, 28.

Linked entry: ge-sceód

under-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
under-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten.

to move to a place beneathto interceptto under-propsupport

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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

ymb-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scínan, p. scán
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To shine round, surround with brightness Ðæs Héhstan mægen ðé ymbscíneþ, Blickl. Homl. 7, 36. Seó sunne ymbscínð ðone blindan, and se blinda ne gesihð ðære sunnan leóman, Homl. Th. ii. 446, 32. Berhtnise Godes ymbsceán hiá (him ymbesceán, W. S.) claritas

sceolh

(adj.)
Grammar
sceolh, sceol;adj.

Oblique, wry:

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Oblique, wry: — Of ðæm sceolan de scevo. Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 67 : 85, 10. Sceolan scevi 91, 47

ge-scyftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyftan, pp. -scyft

To share, distribute

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To share, distribute Beó seó ǽht gescyft swýðe rihte let the property be very fairly distributed, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 414, 1

sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
sceádan, scádan; scéd,sceád ; sceáden.

to separate, divide, make a line of separation betweento distinguish, decideto scatter, shedto separate, divide, partto be distinguished, to differto scatter, shed

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trans. to separate, divide, make a line of separation between Eádmund Myrce geeode swá Dor scádeþ, hwítan wylles geat and Humbra eá bráda brimstreám Edmund conquered Mercia, which Dor, Whitewell& #39;s gate, the river Humber, the broad estuary, divides

scl-

(prefix)

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-scý

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-scý

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, es; m.

a buffoon, charlatan

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An infamous person, a buffoon, charlatan Scond scurra Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 5.

Linked entry: sceond

ge-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scafan, -sceafan; p. -scóf; pp. -scafen

To shave, scrape, planeradere, complanare

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To shave, scrape, plane; radere, complanare Wið innoðes fléwsan gáte horn gesceafen [gescafen, MS. B.] for flux of inwards a goat's horn shaven, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15: 4, 12; Lchdm. i. 344, 23

Linked entry: ge-sceafan

sca-

(prefix)

Similar entry: scæ-

be-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scínan, p. -scán; pp. -scinen

To shine upon, illuminatecollustrare, illuminare

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To shine upon, illuminate; collustrare, illuminare, Mec heaðosigel bescíneþ the glorious sun shines upon me, Exon. 126 b; Th. 486, 18; Rä. 72, 17

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . scorp tó friðscipe (apparel for those on board?), L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 8

Linked entry: á-scirpan

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake offremoveexcutereto be removedforsakedesertfleeexcutifugereaufugeredeserereto shakebrandishto be shakenvibrarequatereconcutilabefieriinfirmari

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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

tó-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceótan, p. -sceát, pl. -scuton

To rush in different directionsto dispersehurriedly,scatter

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To rush in different directions, to disperse (intrans.) hurriedly, scatter Tóscutan dissiliunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 9. Ðá tóscuton ða deóflu (cf. ðá wǽron tóstencte ða wiðerweardan gástas dispersi sunt spiritus infesti, Bd. 5, 12; S. 629, 7; it is this