scild
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a shield, a piece of defensive armour: — Scyld scutum vel clipeus vel parma, lytel scyld pelta . . . scyld clipeus, testudo, lytel scyld ancile, ða læssan scyldas peltae vel parmae, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 27-28, 57-59. . Scyld cetra, ii. 20, 9: pelta, 68, 4
scín
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An extraordinary appearance, a deceptive appearance, a spectre, evil spirit, phantomTxts. 87, 1611. Scín portentum, Scín fantasma, i. nebulum (-am?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 43: 95, 65: prestigiis, 79, 5. Bócstafa brego bregdeþ sóna feónd be ðam feaxe, lǽteþ
scín-
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n, A form produced by magic, phantom, spectre Scínhiw prestigium, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 61: fantasma , ii. 33, 82. Scínlác vel [scín]hiw fantasia, i. imaginatio, delusio mentis , 147, 42. Réþlic scínhiw ferale monstrum , 147, 53: Hymn. Surt. 142, 12. Ne
scíd
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Dele, and see scrid: <b>scíd</b> a shide.Add:
scill
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Add: <b>II a.</b> shell of a nut(?). v. hnut-scill(?)
scill
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Add: [v. N. E. D. shill]
scír
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Add: <b>I b.</b> morally clear, pure. [v. N. E. D. shire; adj. 4] Sceomiande man sceal in sceade hweorfan, scír in leóhte geríseð, Gn. Ex. 67. <b>II f.</b> add :-- Scírre clarior (limpida sum Titanis clarior orbe, Ald. 272, 18
scorf
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Swá mycel hreófle and sceorfe (scurf, scyrf, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 12. Add
sceld
a fault
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a fault
sceó
a shoe
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a shoe
sceón
To fall to a person's lot
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To fall to a person's lot Gif unc bán fordsíð scéet on Rómeweȝe if death be the lot of both of us on the journey to Rome, Chart. Th. 583, 29. Heom (heo, MS.) on riht sceóde (sceo, MS.) gold and godweb Iosepes gestreón gold and purple, Joseph's treasure
wíd-scop
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Widely distributed (?) Fugla and deóra wornas wídsceope swá wæter bibúgeþ. Exon. Th. 356, 3; Pa. 8
Linked entry: -scop
hand-scólu
A retinue
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A retinue Mid his hondscóle with his retinue, Beo. Th. 3931; B. 1963. Handscále, 2638; B. 1317
wind-scofl
A fan
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A fan Winds(c)obl ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 66
Linked entry: windwig-scofl