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scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.

magic ⬩ necromancy ⬩ sorcery ⬩ a particular act of magic ⬩ a sorcery ⬩ delusion produced by magic ⬩ delusion ⬩ superstition ⬩ frenzy ⬩ rage ⬩ a delusive appearance ⬩ a spectre ⬩ apparition ⬩ phantom

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magic, necromancy, sorcery Scýnláce necromantia Hpt. Gl. 482, 74. Se mec gescyldeþ wið ðínum scínláce, Exon. Th. 255, 15; Jul. 214. Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde mid hire scínláce (cf. mid hire drýcræft. Bt. 38, I; Fox 194, 30) beornas forbrédan and mid balocræftum

scín-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lǽca, -láca, an; m.

A magician ⬩ necromancer ⬩ sorcerer

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A magician, necromancer, sorcerer Scínlǽcan (-lǽcean, -lécan) nebulonis, Txts. 81, 1372: nebulis (nebulonis?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 60: 79. 4. Ðæs leásan scínlǽcan falsi nebulo 147, 2. Sabastianus ongon hine (St. Victor) nédan tó deófolgelde; ðá hé ðæt

Linked entry: scín-lǽc

scin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
scin-bán, es; n.

A shin ⬩ shin-bone

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A shin, shin-bone Scina vel scinbán tibiae, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 72: 71, 58

Linked entry: scinu

scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.

the art by which deceptive appearances are produced ⬩ magic ⬩ a magic art ⬩ trick

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the art by which deceptive appearances are produced, magic Ðis synt ða ídelnyssa ðisse worlde . . . scíncræft hae sunt vanitates hujus mundi . . . ars magica L. Ecg. P. i, 8; Th. ii. 174, 34. Hié ne angeátan mid hwelcum scinncræfte and mid hwelcum lotwrence

scín-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
scín-cræftiga, an; m.

A magician ⬩ sorcerer

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A magician, sorcerer Gif wiccan oððe wigleras, scíncræftigan oððe hórcwénan on earde wurðan ágitene, fýse hí man georne út of ðysan earde, L. Eth. vi. 7; Th. i. 316, 20

scín-lǽc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽc, scín-lǽce, -lác; adj.

Magical ⬩ phantasmal

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Magical, phantasmal Hí him héton gefeccean tó Escolapius ðone scínlácan mid ðære scínlǽcan (-lácan, MS. L.) nædran, Ors. 3, 10, tit.; Swt. 3, 19. Álésedo from ǽlcum ongifeht scínelácum libera ab omni inpugnatione fantasmatica, Rtl. 98, 26

scín-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gelác, es; n.

A magical practice

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A magical practice Hí ongunnon secgan ðæt hit drýcræftum gedón wǽre scíngelácum ðæt se stán mǽlde they said that it was done by the sorcerer's arts, by magical practices, that the stone spoke, Andr. Kmbl. 1531; An. 767

scop-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
scop-cræft, es; m.

The poet's art ⬩ poetry

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The poet's art, poetry Sceop poeta, ic leornige sceopcræft (scop-) poetor, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 215, 9

scop-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
scop-gereord, es; n.

Poetic diction ⬩ the language of poetry

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Poetic diction, the language of poetry Swá hwæt swá hé of godcundum stafum þurh bóceras geleornode, ðæt hé in sceopgereorde (verbis poeticis) geglencde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 594, 34

scóh-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-þegn, es; m.

A servant who attends to shoes

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A servant who attends to shoes Be sceóhþénum de calciariis, R. Ben. Interl. 91, 9

scóh-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-þwang, es; m.

The thong or latchet of a shoe

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The thong or latchet of a shoe Ic ne eom wyrðe ðæt ic hys sceóþwancg (shoþuong. O. E. Homl. ii. 137, 33. Shoþwang, Orm. 10387) uncnytte non sum dignus soluere corrigiam calciamentorum ejus, Lk. Skt. 3, 16. Sceóþwang, Jn. Skt. 1, 27. Gisceó dec sceóhþongum

Linked entry: sceó-þwang

scóh-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-nægel, es; m.

A shoe-nail

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A shoe-nail Scóhnegl clavus caligaris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 15. Scóhnægl clavus calicularis, 131, 54

scop-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scop-líc, adj.

Poetic

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Poetic Mid meterlícum fotum ł scoplícum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 4

scot-lira

(n.)
Grammar
scot-lira, an; m.

The fleshy part of the leg ⬩ the calf of the leg

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The fleshy part of the leg, the calf of the leg Scotliran suras, Lchdm. i.lxxiv, 19

scot-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
scot-freó, adj.

Scot-free ⬩ exempt from imposts

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Scot-free, exempt from imposts Scotfré and gafolfré, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 215, 32: 191, 18

scý-nes

Similar entry: sceó-ness

sealm-scop

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-scop, es; m.

A writer or maker of psalms ⬩ a psalmist

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A writer or maker of psalms, a psalmist (generally the psalmist David) Se sealmscop (salm-, Cott. MSS.), Past. 1; Swt. 29, 8. Salmscop, 14; Swt. 85, 23. Psalmsceop (-scop, Cott. MSS.), 37; Swt. 273, 13: 275, 21. Se sealmsceop, Blickl. Homl. 55, 12: 57

sele-scot

(n.)
Grammar
sele-scot, es ; n.

A tabernacle ⬩ dwelling

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A tabernacle, dwelling Gewyrce wé þreó selescotu (tabernacula), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 17, 4. Fuglas heofunas habbaþ selescota (nidos), 8, 20

Linked entries: scot sele-gescot

sel-líc

(adj.)

Similar entry: seld-lic

seód-cist

(n.)
Grammar
seód-cist, e; f.

A coffer

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A coffer Seódcist (seód, cist ?) loculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 46. Seódcyst, 52, 23