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scíran

(v.)
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to discharge an office

Linked entry: scýran

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Th. ii. 290, 9. to bring a charge against a person Scírde actionabatur [or is the verb here connected with scír an office ? cf. gescíra uilicare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 2, folcgeréfa actionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 30], Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 11 : 3, 55.

scír-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
scír-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a shire or diocese (v. scír, 2) Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman, Wulfst. 173, 30

Linked entry: leód-biscop

scíre

(n.)
Grammar
scíre, (?), an; f.
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An enclosure, precinct Portic porticus, scíre peribolum, heall aula. Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 3

scír-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
scír-, (scir- ?)ecg; adj.
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Having a bright (cutting ? cf. sceran) edge Swurd scearp and scírecg, Lchdm. i. 390, 7. Cf. brún-ecg

scír-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gemót, es; n.
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S. 19; Th. i. 386, 14. Hǽbbe man tuwa on geáre scírgemðt, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3. Habbe man twá scírgemót on geáre, L. C. S. 18; Th. .i. 386, 5. See Stubbs' Const. Hist. s

scír-gesceatt

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gesceatt, es; n.
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The properly of a see Æðelríc bisceop grét freóndlíce Æðelmǽr: and ic cýðe ðæt is wana æt ðam scýrgesceatte ðus micelys ðe míne foregengan hæfdon . . . Ðises ys ealles wana .xxxiii. hída of ðám hídun ðe óðre bisceopas ǽr hæfdon intó hyra scýre.

Linked entry: ge-sceatt

scír-ham

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-ham, adj.
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895

scírig-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scírig-mann, es; m.
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Th. 275, 276, and in this sense it is taken by Kemble, v. Saxons in England, ii. 168 sq. In another charter the same person is mentioned, but without the title: a grant of land is made by Ethelred to Winchester 'ofer Wulfsiges dæg preóstes,' Cod.

Linked entry: scír-mann

scírness

(n.)
Grammar
scírness, e; f.
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An explanation, declaration (?) Scírnis ypoteseo bassio, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 73

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te.
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to sharpen, whet Scyrpþ acuit, Engl. Stud. ix. 40. hwetton (scyrptun, MS. C. ) tungan heora acuerunt linguam suam. Ps. Spl. 139, 3. Scerptun, Ps.

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te; pp. ed
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To clothe Engel hine scirpeþ (scierpeþ) on cwicum wǽdum, Salm. Kmbl. 278 ; Sal. 138

scír-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
scír-þegen, es; m.
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The thane of a shire Ðises is gewitnesse . . . Godwine eorl . . . Ælfwine abbod . . . and ealle scírþegenas on Hámtúnscíre, Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 8

scirung

(n.)
Grammar
scirung, e; f.
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Separation, dismission, rejection Gif swá biþ ðæt ne wyrðe ðære scyrunge (scirunge, MS. T. : ðæt wurðe ne beó, ðæt beó ðanon áscyred, Wells Frag. ) si non fuerit talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 109, 21

scír-wita

(n.)
Grammar
scír-wita, an; m.
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4

scíte

(n.)
Grammar
scíte, scéte, scýte, an; f.
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A sheet, piece of linen cloth: — Scéte, loða sandalium, Wrt. Voc. ł. 119, 55. Scýte sindo, i. 25, 47: 81, 61: 284, 58. Wǽfelses l scýtan sindonis, Hpt. Gl. 494, 13. Mid scítan begird, Ap. Th. 12, 17.

Linked entries: scéte scýte

scitel

(n.)
Grammar
scitel, scytel
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Nim heortes scytel and cnuca duste, Lchdm. i. 336, 18. Nim fearres scytel, cnuca and gníd swíðe smale, 368, 12

Linked entry: scytel

Sciððeas

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððeas, Sciððie, Sciððige, a; pl.
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The Scythians or (using the name of the people where now the name of the country would be used) Scythia Ða Sciððeas, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10.

Sciððia

(n.)
Grammar
Sciððia, Sciððiu; indecl. : Sciððie, an; f.
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Scythia Gotan of Sciððiu mǽgþe, Bt. 1; Fox 1, 1. Of Sciððia, Met. 1, 2. Wurdon twegen æðelingas áfliémde of Sciððian, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 25. Ðæt lond mon hǽtt þa ealdan Sciððian, 1, 1; Swt. 14, 17. v. preceding word

scitol

(adj.)
Grammar
scitol, adj.
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Purgative Mettas ðe late melten and swá ðeáh ne synd scitole, Lchdm. ii. 178, 1