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Anglo-Saxon

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an-scód

Similar entry: on-scógan

leornung-scól

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-scól, e; f.
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A school for (book-)learning Hé wæs þæs mynstres láreów þe is genemned Flundis. In þæs leornungscóle drohtnigende and gelæred wæs (in discipulatu illius conversatus atque eruditus est) sum man, Gr. D. 14, 6

scóh-wyrhta

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Hé gewunode ꝥ hé ongan sceós wyrcan. Be þám scóhwyrhtan geseah sum óðer man . . . hé ongan ácsian be ðám lífe þæs sceóhwyrhtan (scóh-, v. l. ), Gr. D. 322, 1-5. Add

scop-leóþ

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Mé wæs swilce swíðlic lust þǽra sceandlicra sceopleóða mé gedréfde (-on, MS.), þonne hí mé on móde gebróhton þá deóflican leóþ tó singanne þe ic ǽr on worulde geleornode, Hml. S. 23 b, 539. Add

Scot-land

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Add Igbernia, ꝥ wé Scotland hátað Hibernia, Ors. 1, 1; S. 24, 16

slýpe-scóh

Similar entry: slípe-scóh

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-scólu, e; f.

A band of companions

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A band of companions Ða ðegnas seó geneát-scólu, Exon. 75 b; Th. 283, 22; Jul. 684

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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Substitute: geneát-scolu, e; f. A band of retainers (v. ge-neát; I a) Swylt ealle fornóm secga hlóðe and hine sylfne (Heliseus, who is described as æðeles cynnes ríce geréfa, 18) mid . . . hý helle sóhton. Ne þorftan þá þegnas in þám þýstran hám, seó

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Dress, apparel : — Gemétte Machens his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne. Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites

Linked entry: á-scirpan

be-sceoren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceoren, be-scoren

shorn

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shorn; Similar entries pp. of be-sceran. Bd. 5, 7 ; S. 621, 15

ge-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceran, p. -scer, -scær; pp. -scoren

To cut, cleave ⬩ secare, dissecare

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To cut, cleave; secare, dissecare He him on heáfde helm gescer he clave the helmet on his head, Beo. Th. 5939; B. 2973. Helm gescær he cut the helmet, 3057; B. 1526

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere

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To shear off, to shave, cut off; attondere, amputare, præcidere Hý eall heora heáfod besceáron they all shaved their heads, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 96, 37; capitibus rasis, Ors. Hav. 4, 20; p. 270, 5. Ðæt he to preóste bescoren beón mihte that he might be shorn

Linked entries: be-sceoren be-sciran be-scoren be-scyran be-scyrþ bi-scær

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