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of-slegenness

(n.)
Grammar
of-slegenness, e; f.

Killing, destruction

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Killing, destruction Sceáp ofslegennysse oves occisionis, Ps. Spl. 43, 25

Linked entry: -slegenness

á-cwealdness

(n.)
Grammar
á-cwealdness, (-cwelled-), e; f.
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Slaughter Sceáp ácweællednesse oves occisionis, Ps. Spl. T. 43, 25

axan

(n.)
Grammar
axan, = oxan

oxenboves

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oxen; boves Sceáp and axan oves et boves, Ps. Spl. 8, 7

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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D. shire; adj. 4] Sceomiande man sceal in sceade hweorfan, scír in leóhte geríseð, Gn. Ex. 67. <b>II f.</b> add :-- Scírre clarior (limpida sum Titanis clarior orbe, Ald. 272, 18), An. Ox. 23, 36

týdred

(adj.)
Grammar
týdred, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Provided with offspring Heora sceáp wǽron swylce tydred oves eorum foetosae, Ps. Th. 143, 17

fǽr-steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-steorfa, an; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25

ge-snid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snid, es; n.

A killingslaughteroccisio

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A killing, slaughter; occisio Swá swá sceáp to gesnide sicut oves occisionis, Ps. Lamb. 43, 23

Linked entry: snid

hríðer-heord

(n.)
Grammar
hríðer-heord, e; f.
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A herd of cattle Eówre sceáp and eówer hrýðerheorda oves tuæ et amenta tua, Gen. 45, 10

Linked entry: HEORD

greáda

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Ðá hé beseah on his ágenne grǽdan (sceát, v. l.) betweoh his ástrehtan earmas, þá gemétte hé on his greádan (sceáte,v. l., sinu), twelf mancosas ... hé áwearp þá mancosas on þæs mæssepreóstes greádan (sceáte, v. l., sinum ), Gr. D. 65, 13, 23.

fóstor-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-noþ, es; m?

A pasturepascua

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A pasture; pascua Sceáp fóstornóþes his ŏves pascuæ ejus, Wanl. Catal. 223, 37, col. 2: 291, 23, col. 1

coþig

(adj.)
Grammar
coþig, adj.
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Diseased Hit is neód ꝥ hí man áscirie of þǽre gefér*-*rǽdene eallswá coðige sceáp ( oues morbide ), Nap. 13

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e; f.
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A rake Hé sceal habban race (cf.. man sceal habban ofnrace, 265, 2), Anglia ix. 263, 7

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora lease, and ic agénlǽde híg to heora loca, and melke híg tweówa on dæg

gár

a weapon with a pointed headan arrowthe heada wedge-shaped piece of land.

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Þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan (cf. gripon under sceát werum scearpe gáras, Gen. 2064), An. 187. Gáras spicula, i sagitte, An. Ox. 2098. a weapon that is hurled Gár jaculum Kent. Gl. 965.

ciricsceat-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ciricsceat-weorc, es; n.
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Work connected with the grain contributed as ciric-sceat. v. C. D. v. 162, 26: ii. 398, 20 (quoted under ciric*-*sceat)

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hé hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hé hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne hí gefullode beóð, and hý Add: —

weorold-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cempa, an; m.
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Se woruldcempa sceall winnan wið úre fýnd, and se Godes þeówa sceall symle for ús biddan . . . Nu ne sceolon ða woruldcempan to ðam woruldlícum ge*-*feohte ða Godes þeówan neádian fram ðam gástlícan gewinne, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 820-8

teám-full

(adj.)
Grammar
teám-full, adj.

Prolific, productive

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Sceáp heora teámfulle ł berende oues eorum foetosae, Ps. Lamb. 143, 13: Ps. Spl. 143, 17

reáfol

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Fram reáflum ortrýwra geaglum þá sceáp . . . hé generude a rabidis perfidorum rictibus oues . . . eripuit, Angl. xiii. 366, 19. Reáflum lurconibus (labris), An. Ox. 7, 53. Add

þencan

Grammar
þencan, in the following passage seems an error
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Sum on bǽle sceal brondas þencan (Thorpe would read þeccan; Grein suggests sumne on bǽle sceal brond áswencan. Cf. ge-swencan), Exon. Th. 329, 33; Vy. 43