spere-sceaft
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27
sceáp-scearu
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
A dung-beetle
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A dung-beetle Scærnwibba scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 52
Linked entry: wibba
scearn-wifel
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
Linked entries: scearn-fifel scearn-wibba tord-wifel
scearp-ecged
Sharp-edged
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Sharp-edged God hét ðæt hé náme scearpecgedne flint, Homl. Th. i. 92, 33
scearp-numol
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
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
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
A deadly shaft,
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A deadly shaft,Beo. Th. 801; B. 398
wæstm-sceatt
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
That which is formed by the hand, a creature ⬩ creatura
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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye
croc-sceard
A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a 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
An evening bard ⬩ vespertinus 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
A table-cloth ⬩ table-napkin ⬩ hand-towel ⬩ mantile ⬩ mappa
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A table-cloth, table-napkin, hand-towel; mantile, mappa Cot, 136
Linked entry: sceát
be-sceát
shot into
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shot into, precipitated one's self, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 5;
cláþ-scear
a pair of shears
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a pair of shears
ciric-sceat
Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate ⬩ ecclesiæ census.
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Church-scot, church-money, tax or rate; ecclesiæ census
frum-sceat
First-fruits ⬩ prīmĭtiæ
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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