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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

cyric-sceat

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

Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate

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Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate; ecclesiæ census. Church-scot was at first a certain measure of corn paid to the church. In a charter of Bishop Werfrith, those to whom it was granted, agreed, — Ðæt hí agefen élce gére þreó mittan hwǽtes to ciric-sceatte

Linked entry: ciric-sceat

sceáp-ǽtere

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-ǽtere, es; m.

The carcase of a sheep

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The carcase of a sheep (?) Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge .xii. pund gódes cornes, and .ii. scípǽteras, and i. gód metecú, L. R. S. 8 ; Th. i. 436, 27

Linked entry: ǽtere

sceáp-heord

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-heord, e; f.

A flock of sheep

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A flock of sheep Nimaþ eówre hrýðerheorda and eówer sceápheorda and eówer orf oves vestras et armenta assumiie, Ex. 12, 32

scear-beám

(n.)
Grammar
scear-beám, es ; m.

The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed

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The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed (?) Scearbeám brigacus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 21

dol-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
dol-sceaða, an; m: [dol foolish; sceaða a robber]

A foolish or rash robbertemĕrārius spoliātor

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A foolish or rash robber; temĕrārius spoliātor God eáðe mæg ðone dolsceaðan dǽda getwǽfan God may easily sever the doltish robber from his deeds, Beo. Th. 962; B. 479

sceáp-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-hirde, es; m.

A shepherd

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A shepherd Abel wæs sceáphyrde fuit Abel pastor ovium, Gen. 4, 2. Hwílum wearð geworden sceáphyrde tó cynge, L. Eth. vii. 22 ; Th. i. 334, 10. Scéphyrde oppilius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 10. Scýphyred (-hyrde ? cf. gáta hierde titurus, 288, 21) titirus. Wrt

scear-seax

(n.)
Grammar
scear-seax, es; n.

A razor

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A razor Scearsex rasorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 21. Scersaex novacula, Ps. Surt. 51, 4. Scirseax, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 17. Scyrseax, culter, 60, 44: 15, 58. Scyrseax scearp machera acuta, Blickl. Gl. Ða sacerdas ne sceoldon nó hiera heáfdu scieran mid scearseaxum

Linked entries: scir-seax scyr-seax

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

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

ambeht-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-scealc, es; m.

An official-servantminister

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An official-servant; minister

Linked entry: scealc

beór-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scealc, es; m.

A beer-servera butlercerevisiæ minister

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A beer-server, a butler; cerevisiæ minister Beórscealca sum some one of the beer-servers Beo. Th. 2485; B. 1240

freoðo-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-scealc, es; m.

A minister of peacepācis minister

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A minister of peace; pācis minister Swá se engel, fǽle freoðoscealc, fǽmnan sægde as the angel, the faithful minister of peace, said to the damsel, Cd. 105; Th. 138, 33; Gen. 2301. Sprǽcon fǽle freoðoscealcas to Lothe the faithful ministers of peace

stán-scealu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scealu, -scalu, e; f.
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Shale Of Stúre on ða stánscale, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 12. v. next word

díc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
díc-sceard, es; n.
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A gap in a ditch Dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 20

Linked entry: sceard

ge-sceand

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceand, adj.
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Ashamed

sceadd-genge

Similar entry: genge

sceard-hweogol

(n.)
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a circle made of shards (?) On sceardhweogol, C. D. iii. 419, 11. (?)

wǽg-scealu

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-scealu, e; f.

The scale of a balance

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The scale of a balance Wǽgscala lances, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 7

Linked entry: scealu