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ge-sciran

Grammar
ge-sciran, l. ge-scíran,
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and add Ne mæht ðú gescíra (uilicare)

be-sciran

(v.)

to shear, shave

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to shear, shave Jud. 13, 5: L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9

ge-sciran

(v.)

to act as a stewardvilicare

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to act as a steward; vilicare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 2

a-scilian

(v.)
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a-scilian, p. ede; pp. ed [a from, scel a shell]

To take off the shellto shellenucleare

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To take off the shell, to shell; enucleare, Cot. 171

Linked entry: a-scyled

ge-scindan

Similar entry: ge-scendan

ge-scippan

Linked entry: ge-sceppan

ge-scirpan

Linked entry: ge-scerpan

for-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scippan, to transform, change for the worse.
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Forsceóp ... þet líc ... wurdon tó hundum, An. Ox. 26, 61. Þurh ðá ofermódignesse mǽre englas on heofonum wurdon forsceapene tó atelicum deóflum, Wlfst. 145, 23. Scinnan forscepene spirits from angels changed to devils, Sat. 72. Take here for-sceoppan

Linked entry: for-sceppan

ge-scildan

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Add: (i) to defend, save Ne geortriéwe ic ná Gode þæt hé ús ne mæge gescildan tó beteran tídun ut se ad meliora tempora reservarent, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 4. God mec mæg eáðe gescyldan, Gú. 213. Hió mægen ne hæfde hié tó gescildanne, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174,

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-sceppan</b> in Dict., and add: to create, form. of the operation of divine power God gesceóp æt fruman twégen men, and hé geswác ðá þǽra gesceapennyssa . . . ac . . . hé gescypð ǽlces mannes líchaman on his móder innoðe, and

ge-scirdan

(v.)
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to injure, ruin Þá cóm atol ǽglǽca morðres mánfreá myrce gescyrded (ruined by black crime (?), cf. ic eom synnum forwundod, Sae. 131 : or (?) evil (for myrce as epithet of the devil cf. mirki ménskaðo, Hel. 1062), ruined deófol deáðreów duguðum bereáfod

Linked entries: scirdan ge-scyrdan

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to make more active, strengthen. of sight (lit. or fig. ) Þín ꝥ líchamlice eáge ne gesyhð áht líchamlices, búton hit gescyrpe ( acueret ) þá þing tó geseónne seó unlíchamlice wíse, Gr. D. 269

ge-scirpan

(v.)
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ge-scirpan, to dress.
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to dress, clothe. of people Þá árás hé sylf and nine gescyrpte surrexit, vestimento se induit, Gr. D. 297, 12. Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. In ðám godwebcynne

tó-scilian

(v.)

Similar entry: scilian

tó-scirian

(v.)
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Add: to distribute, allot a share, v. scirian; and cf. tó-dǽlan; Ǽghwylcre sáwle bið onsundrum tóscyred ( to each soul separately will its doom be assigned ), and sió bið swylce hyre se líchoma ǽr geworhte, Verc. Först. 105, 8. to distinguish, to recognize

tó-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scirian, p. ede

To separatepart

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To separate, part Tóscereþ separat, Kent. Gl. 575: 603: 727. Bióþ tóscerede separantur, 669. Tóscirid ł tódǽled summotum, Hpt. Gl. 528, 12. Tóscyrede abjunctas, Germ. 397, 441

á-scirpan

(v.)

to dressmake readysuccingere

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to dress, make ready; succingere Sió wiðerweardnes bið simle untǽlu and wæru, áscirped mid þǽre styringe hire ágenre frecennesse adversam fortunam videas sobriam succinctamque et ipsius adversitatis exercitatione prudentem, Bt. 20;5, 47, 27

Linked entry: á-scirred

a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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To cut from, separate, divide, part, sever; separare, sejungere, excommunicare, destinare He ascirede Adames bearn he separated Adam's sons, Deut. 32, 8. Ascyrud beón fram mannum moveri ab hominibus, Somn. 280. Ascyred and asceáden scylda gehwylcre sundered

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

for-scirian

(v.)
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to separate, set apart Ealle þá forsciridan, Verc. Först. 143