feówer-scýte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus
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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21
Linked entries: feoðer-scéte feðer-scíte fiðer-scýte fyðer-scýte -scíte
deáþ-scyldig
Death-guilty, condemned ⬩ damnātus
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Death-guilty, condemned; damnātus Gif deáþscyldig man scriftspræce gyrne if a man guilty of death desire confession, L. E. G. 5; Th. i. 168, 24: L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 3
a-scyled
taken out of the shell ⬩ shelled ⬩ enucleatus
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taken out of the shell, shelled; enucleatus,Cot. 75;
ge-scýrd
Similar entry: ge-scrýdan
ge-scild
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Add: Gescyld refugium, Ps. Spl. T. 17, I
scild-hreóþa
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Take here scild-rí da in Dict., in l. 5 after sendaþ insert flángeweorc, and add: -réda, -rí da Sceldréda, -hréða testudo, Txts. 100, 997
Linked entry: bord-hreóða
scild-truma
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Add: a compact body of troops, a company Scildtruman testudine, An. Ox. 3796. Férde hé him hindan tó mid ðrým scyldtruman ( he went forth behind them in three companies, 1 Macc. 5, 33), Hml. S. 25, 423
scild-wyrhta
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On Manléfes gewitnesse, and on Leówerdes Healta, and on Sweignes scyldwirhta, Cht. Th. 638, 21. Add
scild-freca
A warrior with a shield
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A warrior with a shield Ðonne scyldfreca ongeán gramum gangan scolde, Beo. Th. 2071; B. 1033
scild-weall
A shield-wall ⬩ the shields held by a line of soldiers
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A shield-wall, the shields held by a line of soldiers Ðonne strǽla storm scóc ofer scyldweall, Beo. Th. 6227; B. 3118
Linked entry: bord-weall
ge-scild
A refuge ⬩ refugium
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A refuge; refugium, Ps. Spl. T. 70, 4
stán-scylf
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A peak, rock Stánscylfa scrupearum (scrupea, i. aspera saxa).... Of sandigum stánscilfum de arenosis sablonibus, Hpt. Gl. 449, 20, 25
Linked entry: scylf
scild-burh
a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield ⬩ a city which affords protection ⬩ a city of refuge
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a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield [cf. the account of the battle of Stamford-bridge: 'Siðan fylkti Haraldr Konungr liði sínu, lét fylkingina langa ok ekki þykka ; þá teygði hann armana aptr á bak, svá at saman tóku, var þat þá víðr hringr
Linked entries: bord-haga scild-weall
scild-hreóða
Shield-covering ⬩ a shield ⬩ buckler ⬩ the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh
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Shield-covering, a shield, buckler Scinon scyldhreóðan, Cd. Th. 184, 26; Exod. 113. the arrangement of shields as in the scild-burh, q. v. Scyldréðan testudine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 31. Sumum wíges spéd giefeþ æt gúþe, ðonne gárgetrum ofer scildhreádan
Linked entry: scild-réða
scild-hreáda
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scild-réða
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scild-rída
A phalanx
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A phalanx Ðeáh hí wyrcen getruman and scyldrídan wið mé si consistant adversum me castra, Ps. Th. 26, 4
scild-wíga
A warrior who bears a shield
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A warrior who bears a shield Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288
sceón
To go quickly, fly
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tó ðám ðe ða scylde worhton, 232, 26 ; Dan. 266
scyl-égede
Similar entry: sceolh-eágede