hopp-scýte
A coverlet [?]
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A coverlet [?] Ic geann ánes beddreáfes mid wahhryfte and mid hoppscýtan, Chart. Th. 529, 12
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
scyrfe-mús
A shrew-mouse
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A shrew-mouse Scirfemús sorex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 27
Linked entry: scirfe-mús
scyte-finger
The forefinger ⬩ digitus secundus quo sagittatur
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The forefinger; digitus secundus quo sagittatur Scytefinger index vel salutaris, Wrt. Voc. i. 44. 5. Bécnend, scytefinger index, ii. 46, 35. Gif se scytefinger biþ ofáslegen, sió bót biþ .xv. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 57; Th. i. 96, 1. In Ethelbert's Laws
scyte-heald
bent so as to shoot downwards ⬩ sloping steeply ⬩ oblique ⬩ inclined
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bent so as to shoot downwards (cf. scyte-rǽs), sloping steeply Scyteheald preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 77. oblique, inclined Scytehald obliquum, 115, 13. Sió scytehealde onbégnes obliqua curvatura, 64, 24. Sió scythealde obliqua, 79, 1. Scytehealden,
Linked entry: -healden
scyte-rǽs
A headlong rush
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A headlong rush On scyterǽs oððe on fǽrfyll, unforesceáwadlíc in preceps, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 43
þeóf-scolu
A gang or band of thieves
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole (þiófscole,) (Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26
byrd-scype
birth ⬩ state, condition ⬩ Birth-ship, child-bearing ⬩ gestatio, partus
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[ Similar entries byrd, Similar entries ge-byrd birth, Similar entries scype state, condition] Birth-ship, child-bearing; gestatio, partus Ic tó fela hæbbe ðæs byrdscypes bealwa onfongen I have received too many injuries from this childbearing, Exon.
á-scylfan
to throw down ⬩ destroy
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to throw down,destroy Wíbed áscylfan aram pessumdare, Germ. 393, 49
a-sceáf
expelled
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expelled,Cd. 55; Th. 68, 11; Gen. 1115;
edwít-scype
Cowardice ⬩ ignāvia, ignōmĭnia
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Cowardice; ignāvia, ignōmĭnia þurh edwítscype ignomĭniōse, Wald. 23; Vald. l, 14
fǽr-scyte
A sudden or pernicious shot ⬩ imprōvīsus
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A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 4; Cri. 766: 35 a; Th. 113, 13; Gú. 157
fiðer-scýte
Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus
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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Fiðerscýte setel siliquastrum vel cathedra quadrāta, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 66; Wrt. Voc. 61, 44. Seó cyrce wæs eal of fiðerscítum marmstánum geworht the church was built all of quadrangular
fýr-scofl
A fire-shovel ⬩ batilla
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A fire-shovel; batilla, Cot. 24
Linked entries: gléd-scofl fír-scofl scofl
oster-scill
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An oyster-shell Mid ostorscyllum gecnucud and gemenged, Lchdm. i. 338, 16
ge-scild
A refuge ⬩ refugium
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A refuge; refugium, Ps. Spl. T. 70, 4
steór-scofl
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A rudder Steórsceofl gubernaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 46. Steórsceofol clavus, 74, 3
fore-scýwa
A shadow
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A shadow Forescýa umbra, Rtl. 13, 27
Linked entries: -scýwa fore-scúwa fore-scýa
ge-scola
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Gescolan condebitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 23. Add