scear
A plough-share
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A plough-share scer, scær, scear uomis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28 ; Zup. 55, 16. Scaer vomer, Txts. 35, 32. Scear vomer vel vomis, Wrt. Voc. I. 15, I: 74,72. Scer, 287,6. Hwanon ðam yrþlinge sylan scear oððe culter, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Gefæstnodon sceare
Linked entries: scer cláþ-scear gúþ-scear
sceár
A pair of shears or scissors;
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A pair of shears or scissors; but the word is generally used in the plural (dual?) as the modern shears, scissors Scér forfex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36,65. Scéroro, scérero forices, Txts. 60, 401. ísern*-*scéruru forfex, 65, 903. Sceára forfex, Wrt. Voc. i.
Linked entries: scér secg-gescére feax-sceára
sceát
a corner, an angle ⬩ corner, quarter ⬩ a projection, promontory ⬩ a nook, corner, region ⬩ a lap, bosom ⬩ the bosom ⬩ a bay ⬩ sinus ⬩ a garment ⬩ a cloth, napkin ⬩ cloak,fold
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a corner, an angle ; applied to the earth or heaven, corner, quarter (cf. the Edda: Þeir görðu þar af himinn ok settu hann yfir jörðina með fjórum skautum. Hence himin-skaut the four quarters of the heavens; heims-skaut the poles) Ðá wæs heora lár sáwen
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sceó
a shoe
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a shoe
an-sceát
The bowels ⬩ exentera ⬩ ἔντερα
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The bowels; exentera = ἔντερα, pl. n. Cot. 73
ge-sceorf
Scurf, the fur of the mucous membrane ⬩ mucus intestinorum
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Scurf, the fur of the mucous membrane; mucus intestinorum, L. M. 2, 35; Lchdm. ii. 240, 23
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sige-sceorp
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Triumphal apparel, Exon. Th. 341, 16 ; Gn. Ex. 127
hleów-sceorp
A protecting garment
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A protecting garment, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 15; Rä. 10, 5
fyrd-sceorp
A war-vest ⬩ bellĭcus ornātus
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A war-vest; bellĭcus ornātus Hwílum hongige on wage freólíc fyrdsceorp sometimes I hang on the wall a goodly war-vest, Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 25; Rä. 15, 13
heoru-sceorp
Warlike dress
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Warlike dress, Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 20; Hö. 73
here-sceorp
War-dress
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War-dress, Fins. Th. 90; Fin. 45