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sceaft-lóha

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft-lóha, an; m. (or -e; f.?)
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The strap attached to the shaft of a missile Scaeptlóan hastilia telorum, Txts. 66, 489. Sceptlóum amentis, 42, 106

Linked entry: sceaft-tog

sceaft-lóha

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

sceáp-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wíc, es ; n.

A sheep-fold

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A sheep-fold Tó sceápwícan. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. Iii. 405, 5

sceam-lim

(n.)
Grammar
sceam-lim, es; n.

The private member

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The private member Sceamlim, gecyndlim dedecus Germ. 390, 120

Linked entry: sceamu

sceáp-heorden

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-heorden, es; n.

A hovel, shed

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A hovel, shed Býre vel sceápheorden magalia vel mappalia vel capanna, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 31

Sceáp-íg

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáp-íg, e; f.

Sheppy

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Sheppy ( =Sheep-island, cf.Far-oe, ) Hér hǽþne men ǽrest on Sceápíge (-ége,MS. E. ) ofer winter sǽtun, Chr. 855 ;Erl. 68, 23. Hér hǽþne men oferhergeadon Sceápíge, 832 ; Érl. 64, 18

sceáp-wæsce

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-wæsce, an ; f.

A place for washing sheep

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A place for washing sheep the word remains as a place-name in Sheepwash, in Worcestershire Of ðam stáne on sceápwæscan ; andlang sceápwæscan, Cod. Dip. v. 48, 6. Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium

Linked entry: wæsce

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

æppel-sceal

Grammar
æppel-sceal, l. -scealu,

The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple

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The sheath that encloses the pip of an apple Filmenum, æpelscealum ymb ðá cyrnlu cittis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 69. and add:

fære-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
fære-sceat, -sceatt, es; m.

Fare-scot, passage-money naulum, prĕtium transĭtus

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Fare-scot, passage-money; naulum, prĕtium transĭtus, Som. Ben. Lye

fær-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
fær-sceat, fær-sceatt, es; m.

fare

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Passage-money, fare " Ástígað on þis scip tó ús, and sellað ús eówerne færsceat (fer- (fér- ?), Bl. H. 233, 13)." Hé him andswarode : " Nabbað wé færsceat (fer-, Bl. H. 233, 15), St. A. 6, 22, 24

Linked entries: fær-riht fer-sceat

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

scegð

(n.)
Grammar
scegð, scǽð, es; m.: e; f.

A light, swift vessel

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A light, swift vessel Scægð trieris, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 1. Sceið, 56, 13. Litel scip vel sceigð scapha vel trieris, 47, 61. Ic gean mínre scǽðe for mínre sáwle intó Hramsége healfe ðam abbode and healfe ðam híréde, Chart. Th. 598, 9. Syððan hé tó lande

be-scær

(v.)
Grammar
be-scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron p. of be-sceran.

shearedshaved

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sheared, shaved;

mǽl-sceafa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-sceafa, an; m.

A canker

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A canker Mǽlscæafa eruca, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 3; Wrt. 24, 7. Mǽlsceafa caniglata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 19. Mǽlsceafa eruca, Wrt. Voc. 78, 66; Zup. 310, 5. In the last reference one MS. (v. Wrt. Voc. 91, 23) has mæslesceafe; in Wrt. Voc. 161, 23 maseles

Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa

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

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás hæle, 329, 10 ; Vy. 32. some form of disease Hú mon sceal ða wǽtan and wonsceafta (ða wonsceaftan in the section, 246, 6, where no other malady than ða wǽtan is referred to except ða áheardodan swilas) útan

an-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
an-sceát, -sceót, es; m?

The bowelsexenteraἔντερα

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The bowels; exentera = ἔντερα, pl. n. Cot. 73

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