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scipen

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scítan

Grammar
scítan, scýtan (?)

to shoot ⬩ flourish

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to shoot (of a plant), flourish Nǽfre on his weorþige weá áspringe mearce má scýte (sprýte?) mán inwides may ill never fail in his place, rather may guile flourish in his borders; non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus, Ps. Th. 54, 10. [Or does scýte

scíd

Grammar
scíd, (?) a course.
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Dele, and see scrid: <b>scíd</b> a shide.Add:

scín

(v.)
Grammar
scín, scýn; p. scíde, scídde (cf. týn, þýn
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for conjugation) To sky, be afraid Martinus rád gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá scýddon (scýhdon, v. l.) þá múlas þe ꝥ cræt tugon ðurh his tócyme áfyrhte, Hml. S. 31, 971. [v. N. E. D. shy; vb. O. H. Ger. sciuhen perhorrescere.] Cf. sceóh

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.
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Add: <b>I b.</b> morally clear, pure. [v. N. E. 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

scía

(n.)
Grammar
scía, an; m.

The shin ⬩ crus

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The shin; crus Scía crus, Txts. 54, 299. Scíu (scía, scíæ, Rush.) crura, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 31-33

scíd

(n.)
Grammar
scíd, es; n.

A shide ⬩ shingle ⬩ a piece of wood split thin ⬩ a billet

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A shide (v. Halliwell's Dict.), shingle, a piece of wood split thin, a billet Scíd scindula (in a list de igne), Wrt. Voc! i. 284, 15: 66, 41. Scídum scindulis, ii. 120, 12: 80, 21

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, scinn, es; n.

An extraordinary appearance ⬩ a deceptive appearance ⬩ a spectre ⬩ evil spirit ⬩ phantom

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An extraordinary appearance, a deceptive appearance, a spectre, evil spirit, phantom Scín portentum, Txts. 87, 1611. Scín fantasma, i. nebulum (-am?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 43: 95, 65: prestigiis, 79, 5. Bócstafa brego bregdeþ sóna feónd be ðam feaxe, lǽteþ

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e; f.

office ⬩ charge ⬩ business ⬩ administration ⬩ government ⬩ a district ⬩ province ⬩ diocese ⬩ parish ⬩ the people of a district ⬩ a tribe ⬩ a shire ⬩ The people of a shire ⬩ the community inhabiting a shire ⬩ the district in charge of an ecclesiastic ⬩ a diocese ⬩ parish

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office, charge, business, administration, government Scír procuratio. Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 36: 288, 58. Sciir, ii. 117, 71. Scír dispensatio, 106, 51: 25, 55: 140, 65: negotium, 59, 65. Ðonne se móna biþ .xx. niht, and .i. and .xx. niht, ðæt biþ scír oððe

scír-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
scír-, (scir- ?)ecg; adj.

Having a bright (cutting ? cf. sceran) edge

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Having a bright (cutting ? cf. sceran) edge Swurd scearp and scírecg, Lchdm. i. 390, 7

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, an evil spirit.
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Hé yfelsacode þæs ælmihtigan Godes mægnþrym in wyrginge and in scinna cíginge, Gr. D. 289, 9. Add

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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Gyf Æðelrédes cynges friðman cume on iunfriðland, and se here þǽrtó cume, hæbbe frið his scip and ealle his ǽhta. Gif hé his scip uppe getogen hæbbe . . .ꝥ hé þǽr frið hæbbe, Ll. Th. i. 286, 8. Scip sceal genægled (cf. naca nægledbord, Rä. 59, 5), Gn.

scír

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Add Gebohtre scíre wítnung ambitus judicium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 12. Hé onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse pastoralem suscepit curam, Gr. D. 191, 26. Héde sé ðe scíre (cf. scír-mann; ) healde, Angl. ix. 259, 13. dele last passage, and add Férde se

scíd

(n.)

a course

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(?) a course (?) Scíd (ryne, MS. T. ) currus (cursus?), Ps. Spl. C. 67, 18

scín

(n.)

brightness ⬩ shine

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(?) brightness, shine

sció

Similar entry: sceón

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; m.

A patch ⬩ clout

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A patch, clout Ne ásend nán man scyp (scep altered to scyp, MS. A.: ðæt ésceapa commisuram, Lind.) of níwum reáfe on eald reáf; elles ðæt níwe slít, and se níwa scyp (as before in MS. A. and Lind.) ne hylpþ ðam ealdan, Lk. Skt. 5, 36: Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16

Linked entries: é-sceapa ǽ-sceap scyp

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; n.

A ship

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A ship Scip navis vel faselus, scipu rates, sceort scip naviscella vel cimba, vel campolus vel musculus, litel scip scapha, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 55-61. Scip ratis, horsa scip ypogavus, swift scip archiromacus, sceaþena scip paro, ánbýme scip trabaria, 56

scír

(adj.)
Grammar
scír, adj.

Clear ⬩ bright ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ splendid ⬩ resplendent ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ white ⬩ bright ⬩ lustrous ⬩ glittering ⬩ brilliant ⬩ clear ⬩ transparent ⬩ clear ⬩ limpid ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ pure ⬩ neat ⬩ bright ⬩ clear ⬩ brilliant ⬩ clear

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Clear, bright Scír limpidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 54. Sciir sublustris, Txts. 96, 941. of living creatures, bright, brilliant, splendid, resplendent Scír Metod (God), Beo. Th. 1962; B. 979. Scír cyning (Christ), Exon. Th. 71, 9; Cri. 1153. Is seó womb (

be-scítan

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

To bedaub ⬩ cacare

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To bedaub; cacare Besciten caccabatum, Cot. 189

Linked entries: be-hrumod scítan