scóm-hylt
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Substitute: <b>scóm-hylte,</b> es; n. Cf. heáh-hylte
scyndness
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Incitement, prompting Seó deófollice scyndnes, Gr. D. 40, 18. Hé ne ðrowode nóht dǽre scyndnesse (náne costunge, v. l.) ofer ꝥ ǽfre fram þám sweartan cnihte ex illo die nil persuasionis ulterius a nigro puerulo pertulit, 112, 10. Undercropen mid scyndnesse
send
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A present Ne sí munece álýfed þæt hé ǽnig gewrit oþþe sende oðþe lác from hyra mágum oþþe from ǽnigum óþrum men underfón nullatenus liceat monacho neque a parentibus suis neque quoquam hominum litteras, eulogias, vel quelibet munuscula accipere, R. Ben
slæcmód-ness
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Spiritlessness, melancholy lack of energy; accidia, acedia Eahta synt heafódleahtras . . . þridde is sleacmódnes and unrótnes, Verc. Först. 173. Cf. á-solcenness
smeálic-ness
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Subtlety Beswicene fram deóflum þurh geþanca smeálicnysse (subtilitate), Chrd, 98, 34
strǽt-weard
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Guarding of roads De stretwarde. De qualibet hida in hundredo iiii. homines ad stretwarde invenientur . . . Et guardereve, id est prepositus custodum, habebit .xxx. hidas quietas pro labore suo, Ll. Th. i. 479, 25-29
Linked entry: weard
súþ-ecg
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The south edge of land Of cumbes súðecge, C. D. iii. 416, 21, On crundles súðecge, 465, 15: 20
Linked entry: ecg
swangettung
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Movement, agitation, fluctuation Seó sǽ getácnað þás andwerdan woruld þe mid mislicum gelimpum ðǽre sǽ swangetunge geefenlǽcð, Nap. 60
sweart-byrd
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A dismal, hapless birth, v. sweart; Þis mé tó bóte þǽre swǽran swærtbyrde, Lch. iii. 66, 22
swíþ-hreówness
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Violent grief, remorse Þǽr is eágena wóp and tóða gristbítung; . . . and þǽr is egesa and fyrhto; and þǽr is swíðhreównes; and þǽr is unrihtwísnes, Verc. Först. 173
Linked entry: hreów-ness
tæflung
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Gambling Ús syndon synderlíce on þisum dagum forbodene ... ídele sprǽca and tæflunga and beórscypas, Nap. 61
taru
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A rent, gap Ðá giniendan oððe tara hiulcas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 49. Cf. teran
tendling
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Burning. See preceding word
tó-cwæscedness
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Destruction Tócwæscednes (tócwescedness, Ps. L.) quassatio, Ps. Rdr. 105, 30. See note p. 304
Linked entry: -cwæscedness
tó-gelaþung
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An assembly On þám synt engla weredu and rihtwísra tógelaðung þǽr symle wuniendra, Verc. Först. 173
Linked entry: ge-laþung
tó-sócn
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Visiting Þá forman costunga preósthádes mannon cumað of wífa gelómlicre tósócne ( feminarum frequentes accessus ), Chrd. 67, 36
tó-þening
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Distension Of tóþeningum distensionibus, An. Ox. 2, 476
Linked entry: -þening
tumbing
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Dancing Mæssepreóstas ... ne beón ... þǽr líchamana beóð fracodlice gebǽru mid saltingum and tumbincgum ( saltationibus ), Chrd, 79, 1
tungol-sprǽc
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Astrology Tungelsprǽce aslrologia, Hpt. Gl. 479, 49
twædding
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Adulation Twaddung adulatio, Chrd. 40, 28. Hig mid twæddingum beswícan eos adulationibus decipere, 62, 23