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scear

Similar entry: gúþ-scear

sceád

(n.)
Grammar
sceád, scád, es; n.

Sheda divisiondistinctionreasonreckoning

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Shed (in water-shed), a division, distinction, reason, reckoning Ðú scealt gyldan scád wordum thou shalt give an account (of thine actions) in words, Dóm. L. 73. Haueð wit and schad bituhhe god and uuel, O. E. Homl. i. 255, 30. Snæd and skill, Orm. 5534

sceáb

Similar entry: sceáf

sceal

Grammar
sceal, stall.

Similar entry: sculan

sceot

Similar entry: scot

sceaft-lóha

Grammar
sceaft-lóha, l. sceaft-ló; pl.
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-lón, -lóan

feoh-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-sceat, -sceatt, es; n.

Money-tributewagestrĭbūtummerces

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Money-tribute, wages; trĭbūtum, merces Nó ic wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas I bear not the Lord's decrees among nations for wages, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 14; Dan. 744

Linked entry: sceatt

sceát-codd

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-codd, es; m.

A bag, wallet, sack

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A bag, wallet, sack Metefætels vel sceátcod sitarchia, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 39

sceát-líne

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-líne, an; f.

The sheet of a sail

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The sheet of a sail, the rope fastened to the lower end of a sail Sceátlíne (sceac-, MS.) propes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 62: 63, 58. Cf. fótráp propes, 48, 25, and Icel. skaut-reip

Linked entries: fót-ráp sceac-líne

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ

hyge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-sceaft, e; f.

Mental constitutionminddispositionheart

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Mental constitution, mind, disposition, heart Frýnd synd hié míne georne holde on hyra hygesceaftum they are my zealous friends, loyal in their hearts, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 8; Gen. 288

nafel-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
nafel-sceaft, e; f.

The navel

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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

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An altar-cloth On weófodsceátan in palla altaris, R. Ben. Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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in Dict., and add Gange ǽgðer ge cyricsceat ge teóðunge intó þám hálgan mynstre, Cht. E. 236, 2. Freoh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreóm þingum, án is circsceat, C. D. ii. 400, 29. On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras

ciric-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-sceat, es; m.

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rateecclesiæ census.

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Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate; ecclesiæ census

wæter-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-sceát, es; m.

A napkin; mappa,

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A napkin; mappa,Wrt. Voc. i. 27, l

Linked entry: wæter-scíte

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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An altar-cloth Bewindan ða mágas ðæs cildes hand on ðæs altares weófodsceáte ( in palla altaris ), R. Ben. 103, 14. Ðis syndon ða cyrican mádmas on Scírburnan. Ðǽr synd ... .ii. mæssereáf and iii mæssehakelan and ii weóvedsceátas and ii overbrǽdels,

geþing-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
geþing-sceat, es; m.

Ransom

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Ransom He ne sealde Gode nǽnne geþingsceat wið his miltse he gave God no ransom for his mercy, Past. 45; Swt. 339, 10; Hat. MS

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás