sceanc-lira
the calf of the leg
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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71
croc-sceard
A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a potSHERD ⬩ testa, testu
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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452
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dæg-sceald
A day shield or screen ⬩ diei velamen
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A day shield or screen; diei velamen Dægscealdes hleó wand ofer wolcnum the day shield's shade [i. e. the pillar of cloud] rolled over the clouds, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 22; Exod. 79
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scearp-síne
Sharp-sighted
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Sharp-sighted Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne (-siéne, Cott. MS.) . . . swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte stánas þurhseón . . . gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpsiéne, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 19-23
sceaft-rihte
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As straight as a dart, in a straight line Of þám paðe sceaftrihte on alr, C. D. B. iii. 667, 14. West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge
sceáde-sealf
A salve that may be shed on a place , a medicinal powder
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A salve that may be shed on a place a medicinal powder Sceádesealf tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 300, 6. Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd tó duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22
sceadu-helm
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The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650
scearn-wibba
A dung-beetle
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A dung-beetle Scærnwibba scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 52
Linked entry: wibba
scearn-wifel
A dung-beetle
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A dung-beetle Scearnwifel (-fifel, MS.) scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 69. Halliwell gives sharn-bug, a cockchafer, as a Sussex word. Cf. Ssarnboddes (beetles) þet louieþ þet dong, Ayenb. 61, 32
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ed-sceaft
A new creation, new birth ⬩ regĕnĕrātio
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A new creation, new birth; regĕnĕrātio Com swefnes wóma, hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód ungelíc yldum óþ edsceafte the terror of a dream came, how the world was wondrously framed unlike to men until regeneration, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 30; Dan. 112: Bt. 34
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loh-sceaft
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and add: a stick with a strap to it (?)
sceadu-geard
A shady enclosure
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A shady enclosure Sceadugeardas Tempe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 17
sceadu-genga
One who walks in darkness
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One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.
scearp-smeáung
A sharp, strict examination, argument
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A sharp, strict examination, argument Scearpsméung argumentum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 7. Scearpsmeáwunges argumenti, 13, 9
sceaþ-dǽd
A misdeed, crime
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A misdeed, crime Scsæþdǽd facinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 27. Sceþdǽd, ii. 39, 33. [Þat he hine awreke a þan awarriede uolke, þa hine isend hafden mid heore, scaðededen, Laym. 29578.]
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sceáwend-sprǽc
Buffoonery,
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Buffoonery, the speech of the theatre Sceáwendsprǽc scurrilitas (scarilitas, MS.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 65
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sceáwend-wíse
A jesting song, song of a jester
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A jesting song, song of a jester Ic sceáwendwísan hlúde onhyrge, Exon. Th. 391, l; Rä. 9, 9
frum-sceat
First-fruits ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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First-fruits; prīmĭtiæ He ofslóh frumsceateas ealles geswinces heora on geteldum Chames percussit prīmĭtias omnis lăbōris eōrum in tăbernācŭlis Cham, Ps. Spl. 77, 56. He slóh frumsceattas oððe frumwæstmas ealles geswinces heora percussit prīmĭtias omnis
sceaft-lóha
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The strap attached to the shaft of a missile Scaeptlóan hastilia telorum, Txts. 66, 489. Sceptlóum amentis, 42, 106
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