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scír-basu

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-basu, adj.
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Bright purple Scírbasu benetum (venetus caeruleus, Ducange), Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 30

scír-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
scír-geréfa, an; m.
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A shire-reeve, sheriff', 'the judicial president of a shire.' v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 113 ; Kemble's Saxons in England, bk. ii. c. v. The word glosses preses in Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 11. of a secular official, v. scír, Ælfnóþ scírgeréfa, Chr. 1056; Erl

Linked entry: ge-réfa

scír-mǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-mǽled, adj.
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Brightly marked, bright with inlaid ornaments Scírmǽled swyrd, Judth. Thw. 24, 38; Jud. 230

scír-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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an official, officer, ruler, one who discharges the duties of a scír (v. scír, ) Scírman procurator, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 37. Wæs scíremonn (Pontius Pilatus) procurante Pontio Pilato, Lk. Skt. Lind. 3, 1. Scíremon (sgiiremonn, Lind. ) dispensator, Lk. Skt

scóh-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-nægel, es; m.
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A shoe-nail Scóhnegl clavus caligaris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 15. Scóhnægl clavus calicularis, 131, 54

scóh-þegn

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-þegn, es; m.
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A servant who attends to shoes Be sceóhþénum de calciariis, R. Ben. Interl. 91, 9

scóh-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
scóh-þwang, es; m.
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The thong or latchet of a shoe Ic ne eom wyrðe ðæt ic hys sceóþwancg (shoþuong. O. E. Homl. ii. 137, 33. Shoþwang, Orm. 10387) uncnytte non sum dignus soluere corrigiam calciamentorum ejus, Lk. Skt. 3, 16. Sceóþwang, Jn. Skt. 1, 27. Gisceó dec sceóhþongum

Linked entry: sceó-þwang

scop-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
scop-cræft, es ; m.
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The poet's art, poetry Sceop poeta, ic leornige sceopcræft (scop-) poetor, Ælfc. Gr. 36 ; Zup. 215, 9

scop-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
scop-gereord, es ; n.
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Poetic diction, the language of poetry Swá hwæt swá hé of godcundum stafum þurh bóceras geleornode, ðæt hé in sceopgereorde (verbis poeticis) geglencde, Bd. 4, 24 ; S. 594, 34

scop-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scop-líc, adj.
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Poetic Mid meterlícum fotum ł scoplícum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 4

scot-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
scot-freó, adj.
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Scot-free, exempt from imposts Scotfré and gafolfré, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 215, 32 : 191, 18

scot-lira

(n.)
Grammar
scot-lira, an; m.
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The fleshy part of the leg, the calf of the leg Scotliran suras, Lchdm. i.lxxiv, 19. Cf. spear-lira

scrift-scír

(n.)
Grammar
scrift-scír, e ; f.
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The district in which a confessor exercises his functions Gif préost on his scriftscíre ǽnigne man wite Gode oferhýre, L. Edg. C. 6 ; Th. ii. 244, 22 : 9; Th. ii. 246, 12 : 15 ; Th. ii. 246, 26. Sacerda gehwylc on his scriftscíre, Wulfst. 79, 17. Sacerdum

scýr-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
scýr-mǽlum, adv.
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Stormily Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá ðæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20: Fox 72, 4

sealm-scop

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-scop, es; m.
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A writer or maker of psalms, a psalmist (generally the psalmist David) Se sealmscop (salm-, Cott. MSS.), Past. 1; Swt. 29, 8. Salmscop, 14; Swt. 85, 23. Psalmsceop (-scop, Cott. MSS.), 37; Swt. 273, 13: 275, 21. Se sealmsceop, Blickl. Homl. 55, 12:

slébe-scóh

Similar entry: slífe-scóh

stæppe-scóh

(n.)
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a slipper Stæppesós subtalaris, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 8. Steppescóh, ii. 121, 73

Súþhámtún-scír

(n.)
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Hampshire, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 204, 16. [Þe nywe forest þat ys in Souþhamtescyre, R. Glouc. 375, 9.]

un-scód

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an-scód

Similar entry: on-scógan