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spere-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
spere-sceaft, es; m.
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27

sceáp-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
sceáp-scearu, e; f.

Sheep-shearing

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Sheep-shearing Ðá fór hé tó his scépscere, Gen. 38, 12

scearn-fifel

Similar entry: scearn-wifel

scearn-wibba

(n.)
Grammar
scearn-wibba, an; m.

A dung-beetle

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A dung-beetle Scærnwibba scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 52

Linked entry: wibba

scearn-wifel

(n.)
Grammar
scearn-wifel, es; m.

A dung-beetle

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A dung-beetle Scearnwifel (-fifel, MS.) scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 69. Halliwell gives sharn-bug, a cockchafer, as a Sussex word. Cf. Ssarnboddes (beetles) þet louieþ þet dong, Ayenb. 61, 32

scearp-ecged

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-ecged, adj.

Sharp-edged

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Sharp-edged God hét ðæt hé náme scearpecgedne flint, Homl. Th. i. 92, 33

scearp-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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Efficacious Ðeós wyrt ys swýðescearpnumul (-el, MS. B.) níwe wunda and wíde tó gehǽlenne, swá ðæt ða wunda hrædlíce tógædere gáþ, Lchdm. i. 134, 10. Ðeós wyrt is swíðe scearpnumul wið ðæt áttor, 152, 3. Swá se lǽcedóm yldra byþ, swá héscearpnumulra and

Linked entry: teart-numol

scearp-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-síne, -siéne,-sýne; adj.

Sharp-sighted

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Sharp-sighted Gif hwá biþ swá scearpséne (-siéne, Cott. MS.) . . . swá swá Aristoteles sǽde ðæt deór wǽre, ðæt mihte stánas þurhseón . . . gif ðonne hwá wǽre swá scearpsiéne, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 19-23

sceolh-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
sceolh-íge, adj.

Cross-eyed, squinting

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Cross-eyed, squinting Sceolhégi, sceolégi, scelége scevus, strabus, torbus, Txts. 98, 981. Sceolíge strabos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 64

Linked entry: scel-ége

wæl-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-sceaft, es; m.

A deadly shaft,

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A deadly shaft,Beo. Th. 801; B. 398

wæstm-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
wæstm-sceatt, es; m.

Usury, interest

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Usury, interest Wæstmsceat usura, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 71. Westemsceat, Ps. Surt. 54, 12. Wæstmscettes fenoris, Germ. 389, 45. Se ðe his feoh tó unrihtum wæstmsceatte (tó westemscette ad usuram, Ps. Surt.) ne syleþ, Ps. Th. 14, 6. Of westemsceattum ex usuris

Linked entry: wæstm

hand-sceaft

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

That which is formed by the hand, a creaturecreatura

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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452

Linked entry: sceard

ǽfen-sceóp

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-sceóp, -scóp, es; m.

An evening bardvespertinus cantor

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An evening bard; vespertinus cantor Eald ǽfensceóp ic bringe I bring an old evening bard, Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 21; Rä. 9, 5

a-sceóp

gave

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gave, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381

beód-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
beód-sceát, es; m : beód-scýte, es; m.

A table-clothtable-napkinhand-towelmantilemappa

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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136

Linked entry: sceát

be-sceát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceát, p. of be-sceótan.

shot into

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shot into, precipitated one's self, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 5;

cláþ-scear

(n.)

a pair of shears

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a pair of shears

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

frum-sceat

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceat, -sceatt, es; m. [sceat money, gain]

First-fruitsprīmĭtiæ

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First-fruits; prīmĭtiæ He ofslóh frumsceateas ealles geswinces heora on geteldum Chames percussit prīmĭtias omnis lăbōris eōrum in tăbernācŭlis Cham, Ps. Spl. 77, 56. He slóh frumsceattas oððe frumwæstmas ealles geswinces heora percussit prīmĭtias omnis