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Baroc-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Baroc-scír, e; f.

The bare oak shireBERKSHIRE

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The bare oak shire or BERKSHIRE, so called from a polled oak in Windsor forest, where public meetings were held, Brompt. p. 801. It was most commonly written by the Anglo-Saxons-Barruc, Bearruc, and Bearwucscíre, Chr. 860; Th. 130, 3

Linked entry: Bearocscýre

beáh-sel

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sel, es ; n.

Hall of braceletsdomus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur

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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659

Linked entries: hring-sele sæl

burh-scír

(n.)
Grammar
burh-scír, e; f.
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A city-boundary, city-liberty; urbis territorium Ða yfelan leóda fíf burhscíra ðæs Sodomítisces eardes the evil people of the five city-boundaries of the Sodomitish land, Ælfc. T. 7, 20: Jos. 13; Thw. 152, 9: Cot. 148

deófol-scín

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-scín, es; pl. nom. acc.-scínnu ; n. [scín a vision, phantom, demon]

A diabolical vision, phantom, demon dæmoniăcus vīsus, dæmon

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A diabolical vision, phantom, demon; dæmoniăcus vīsus, dæmon Deófolscín dæmoniăcus visus, M. H. 106 b. Deófolscínnu dæmŏnia, Scint. 7

emn-sár

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sár, es; n.

Equal sorrow or contritionæquālis dŏlor

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Equal sorrow or contrition; æquālis dŏlor Hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan they cannot always repent of all at one time with equal sorrow, Past. 53, 3; Hat. MS

Linked entry: sáre

fæted-sinc

(n.)
Grammar
fæted-sinc, es; n.

Gilded treasure bracteātus thēsaurus = θησαυρόs

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Gilded treasure; bracteātus thēsaurus = θησαυρόs Ðeáh ic ðé lyt syllan mihte fætedsinces though I might give to thee a little of gilded treasure, Andr. Kmbl, 955; An. 478

Linked entry: sinc

flot-scip

(n.)
Grammar
flot-scip, es; n.

A floating shiplight barkbarcacĕlox

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A floating ship, light bark; barca, cĕlox Flotscip barca, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 100; Wrt. Voc. 56, 22: Glos. Brux. Recd. 37, 18; Wrt. Voc. 63, 32. Flotscip cĕlox, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 114; Wrt. Voc. 56, 34

fór-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fór-scip, es; n.

The forepart of a shipthe prowprōra

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The forepart of a ship, the prow; prōra Ancersetl [MS. anfer-] vel fórscip prōra, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 73; Wrt. Voc. 48, 12

Linked entry: fore-scip

for-sión

(v.)

to despise

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to despise. Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27

friðo-sibb

protecting peace

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protecting peace

friðu-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
friðu-sibb, e; f.

Protecting peacetūtēla pācistútéla pacĭfĭca

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Protecting peace; tūtēla pācis, tútéla pacĭfĭca Cwén, friðusibb folca the queen, the protecting peace of nations, Beo. Th. 4038; B. 2017

fyrd-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-scip, es; n.

A ship of warbellĭca nāvis

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A ship of war; bellĭca nāvis Gif hwá fyrdscip awyrde if any one injure a ship of war, L. Eth. vi. 34; Th. i. 324, 5. Ðæt man fyrdscipa gearwige that ships of war be made ready, vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 4

Huntandún-scir

(n.)
Grammar
Huntandún-scir, e; f.

Huntingdonshire

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Huntingdonshire Tó Huntandúnscire, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 7

hype-seax

Grammar
hype-seax, hup-seax, es; n.

a dagger

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A knife hanging at the hip, a dagger, short sword Lytel sweord vel hypesex pugio vel clunabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 65, 50; Wrt. Voc. 35, 37. Helm oððe hupseax, Exon. 79 a; Th. 297, 6; Crä. 64. Helmas and hupseax, Judth. 12; Th. 26, 15; Jud. 328

Linked entry: hup-seax

lǽce-seax

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-seax, es; n.
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A surgeon's knife Se lǽce hýt ðonne his lǽceseax under his cláðum medicus abscondit igitur ferrum medicinale sub veste, Past. 26, 3; Swt, 187, 9

mǽg-scír

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-scír, e; f.

A division of a people, containing the kinsmen of a particular family

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A division of a people, containing the kinsmen of a particular family Teá monna látwu ofer téno oððe of mégscíre is decanus super x. vel decurio (the glosser seems to have taken de as a separate word) est, Rtl. 193, 19

mæssepreóst-scír

(n.)
Grammar
mæssepreóst-scír, e; f.

The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated

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The district attached to the church at which a masspriest officiated Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, sý of swylcre mæssepreóstscýre swylce hyt sý, L. E. I. 17; Th. ii. 412, 21. Cf. Ne spane nán mæssepreóst nánne mon of óðre cyrcean

mynster-scír

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-scír, e; f.

The management of a monastery

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The management of a monastery Hé gewát tó his mynsterscíre ad monasterii sui curam secessit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 13

nægel-seax

(n.)
Grammar
nægel-seax, es; n.

A knife for cutting the nails

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A knife for cutting the nails Næglsex novaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 22 : novacula, 86, 22

niþer-sige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-sige, es; m.

A going downsetting

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A going down, setting Sunne oncneów niþersige ( occasum ) hire, Ps. Lamb. 103, 19 : 113, 3. Ofer niþersi[g]e super occasum, 67, 5