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scot-spere

(n.)
Grammar
scot-spere, es; n.
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A spear for hurling, a javelin Scotsper[a], gára jaculorum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 52

Scottas

(n.)
Grammar
Scottas, pl.
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Th. ii. 346, 35. Mid Scottum ic wæs and mid Peohtum (or under Cf. Scotta cynn Breotone onféng on Pehta dǽle, Bd. l, l; S. 474, 24), Exon. Th. 323, 15; Víd. 79

Linked entries: Sceottas Scot-land

scottettan

(v.)
Grammar
scottettan, (?) to move about quickly (? cf. sceotan, <b>III, IV;</b> scotian,
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). to dance, leap Sceottet (or = (?) sceóteþ: t for þ occurs in verb inflexions in the same glossary, e. g. geþwǽrat, 397, 439) saltat, Germ. 394, 222

scóung

(n.)
Grammar
scóung, e; f.
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A provision of shoes Hís mete and scóung and glófung him gebyreþ he is to have his food and shoes and gloves provided for him, L. R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 6

Linked entry: sceóung

scræf

(n.)
Grammar
scræf, screaf, scref, es; n.
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férde ðam munte and on ánum scræfe ( in spelunca ) wunode, Gen. 19, 30: 23, 11. hét wilian ðám scræfe ( ad os speluncae ) micele weorcstánas, Jos. 10, 18. Scræfe crypta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 59. Scrafe antro, Hpt. Gl. 483, 76.

scrætte

(n.)
Grammar
scrætte, an; f.
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Angl. 325; and in this sense Halliwell gives scrat as a word in dialects of the North. Scritta is the form glossing hermaphroditus in Ælfric's Glossary, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 28. Corresponding forms but with different meanings are found in O. H.

Linked entry: scritta

screáde

(n.)
Grammar
screáde, an; screád, e; f.
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A piece cut off, a shred, a screed, paring Screáde sceda, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 70. Screádan praesegmina, praecisiones, 40, 9. Æppelscreáda quisquiliae, 22, 13

Linked entry: æppel-screáda

screádung

(n.)
Grammar
screádung, e; f.
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Voc. i. 39, 3

Linked entry: scrádung

screpan

(v.)
Grammar
screpan, p. scræp, pl. scrǽpon; pp. screpen
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To scrape, scratch Scriopu scalpio, Txts. 97, 1828. Scripið, scripith, scribid scarpinat, 95, 1805. Screpes scratches (? the word glosses arescit. v. scrípan), Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 18. Screp ðæt blód of, Lchdm. ii. 262, 6: 38, 20

Linked entries: scrípan be-screopan

scrépe

(adj.)
Grammar
scrépe, scroepe; adj.
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Suitable, adapted, convenient Hit (Britain) is gescrǽpe (scroepe, MS. C.) on lǽswe sceápa and neáta alendis apta pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, l; S. 473, 13

Linked entry: scroepe

scríc

(n.)
Grammar
scríc, scréc a kind of thrush, screech, strike [v. E. D. S. Pub. Provincial names of birds, where screech, skrike are given as names of the missel*-*thrush, p. 1, and screech bird, screech thrush as those of the fieldfare (turdus pilaris), p. 6]
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Voc. i. 29, 30: 281, 20

scrid-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
scrid-wísa, an; m.
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A charioteer Scridwísa auriga, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 38

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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To decree, appoint (cf. ge-scrif) Scribun promulgarunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 74. Scriben decerni, 106, 22. to decree to a person as his lot, to allot, assign Swá missenlíce Dryhten eallum dǽleþ, scyreþ and scrífeþ, Exon. Th. 331, 10; Vy. 66.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

scrifen

(adj.; part.)
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Th. 353, 15; Reim. 13. [Cf. (?) Icel. skrifa to paint; scrifan a picture.]

scrimman

(v.)
Grammar
scrimman, p. scramm
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To shrink, draw up, contract Gif monnes fót hommum scrimme and scrince (cf. monegum men gescrincaþ his fét his homme, 68, 3), Lchdm. ii. 6, 15

scrín

(n.)
Grammar
scrín, es; n.
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a chest, coffer, casket, box in which precious things are kept: — Scrín arca vel scrinium, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 49 : capsella, 33, 62: arca, 80, 79. Ðæt hálige scrín the ark of the covenant. Homl. Th. ii. 214, 35: Jos. 4, 7.

scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
scrincan, p. scranc, pl. scruncon; pp. scruncen.
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Gl. 419, 74. of a living being, to pine away, become weak scrinceþ arescit; he pineth away (A. V. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18. Ðá wearð se cyning ( Belshazzar ) ðan swíðe áfyrht, ðæt eal scranc (cf.

Linked entry: a-scrincan

scip-fyrðrung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fyrðrung, e; f.
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Fitting out of ships Ymbe scypfyrðrúnga, ðæt ǽghwylc geset sóna ofer Eástran, L. Eth. v. 27; Th. i. 310, 26

Linked entries: scip-forðung fyrþrung

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Hwelce tibernessa hié dreógende wǽron on hungre ge on scipgebroce, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 50, 19

scip-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gefeoht, es; n.
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A naval battle or war Scypgefeoht bellum classicum, Germ. 389, 42