sceaga
A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket ⬩ Shaws broad belts of underwood ⬩ Shaw a natural copse of wood
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A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket. The word is found in many local names, and was preserved in various dialects, e. g. shaw a small shady wood in a valley, E. D. S. Pub. B. 7 (West Riding): A wood that encompasses a close, B. 16 (Sussex). Shaws broad
sceld
a fault
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a fault
scenn
A plate of metal on the handle of a sword
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A plate of metal on the handle of a sword (?) (Worsaae, Primeval Antiquities, pp. 29, 49, notes that the handles of some of the early swords were covered with plates of gold. v. hilt) Waes on ðǽmscennum scíran goldes þurh rúnstafas rihte gemearcod, hwam
scelle
glosses ⬩ concisium
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glosses concisium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 10: 15, 15: Wülck. Gl. 214, 7
Linked entry: wæl-scel
sceacel
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add: an instrument for causing vibrations (v. sceacan; ), an implement for striking the strings of a harp
sceáta
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sceadd
a shad
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a shad Ic geann Ælfhelme and Wulfáge ðæra landa betwux Ribbel and Mærse and on Wirhalum . . . on ðæt gerád ðonnesceaddgenge sý ðæt heora ǽgðer sylle .iii. þúsend sceadda intó ðære stówe æt Byrtúne I grant to Ælfhelm and Wulfeah the lands between the
Linked entry: sceadd-genge
-sceaft
Similar entry: feá-sceaft
sceára
Similar entry: secg-sceára
sceard
A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile
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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257
Linked entry: scirden
sceld
a shield
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a shield