scír-ham
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) tó scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704! ". 1895
scir-seax
Similar entry: scear-seax
scír-þegen
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The thane of a shire Ðises is tó gewitnesse . . . Godwine eorl . . . Ælfwine abbod . . . and ealle scírþegenas on Hámtúnscíre, Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 8
scír-wered
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Bright, clear Wuldres scíma æðele ymb æðelne andlonge niht scan scírwered. Exon. Th. 179, 15; Gú. 1262. Cf. swegl-wered
scír-wita
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A chief man (wita, q. v. ) of a shire Béte ðæt, swá se scírbisceop and eal scírwitan déman. Wulfst. 173, 30. Gebéte ðæt, swá scírewitan geceósan, 172, 4
Scrobbesbyrig-scír
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Shropshire Ðá wæs se cyng gewend ofer Temese intó Scrobbesbyrigsctre, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 29. Hugo eorl of Scrobscíre, 1094; Erl. 230, 37
tún-scír
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Stewardship Ágyf ðíne scíre ne miht ðú lencg tún-scíre bewitan . . . Ðonne ic bescired beó fram túnscíre redde rationen uilicationis tuae, jam enim non poteris uilicare . . . Cum amotus fuero a uilicatione, Lk. Skt. 16, 2-4
burg-scír
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Substitute: A township, town or city with the district belonging to it, and add Þǽre burhscíre Hipponensis (pontifex ), An. Ox. 5400. Hé hine gesette tó bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24. Ealle ðá hysecild þǽre burhscíre omnes pueros
geréf-scir
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Substitute: geréf-soír, e; geréf-soíre, an; f. office of ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; I. II Geréfscíre praefecturae (dignitas), An. Ox. 1382. Hé is nú geréfscíre healdende in Rómebyrig in Romana civitate locum praefectorum servans, Gr. D. 193, 9. stewardship
hám-scír
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For ' Cot. 71, Lye' substitute Hámscíre edilitatem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 79. Hámscír, 29, 4
Grantabrycg-scír
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Cambridgeshire; the people of that shire Þá sóna flugon Eást-Engla; þá stód Grantabrycgscír fæstlíce ongeán, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 9. Hí heafdon þá ofergán Eást-Engla ... Oxenafordscíre and Grantabrycgescíre, 1011; P. 141, 13
Legaceaster-scír
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Cheshire Þý ilcan geáre wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod, Chr. 980; P. 124, 9
riht-scír
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a district the extent of which is determined by law, a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscíre (of rihtre scríftscíre, v. l. ) elles hwár lecge, Ll. Lbmn. 252, 11. See next word
scír-biscop
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Add: [Ic beode æc ꝥ se scyrbiscop ne seo swa dyrstlece ꝥ he ne hading ne haleging ne do on þis abbotrice buton seo abbot hit him bidde, Chr. 675; P. 36, 12.]
scír-lett
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led
Stæfford-scír
Staffordshire
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Staffordshire Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 3
scín-lǽce
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Þá bróðru þe hé gemétte þǽr mid þám scínlácan (gedwimorlácum, v. l.) fýre bysmrian fratres quos phantastico reperit igne deludi, Gr. D. 124, 10. Ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wyð þá scínlácan híwinga deófla prettes (transformationes dęmonum). Chrd. 7, 25. Add
scear-seax
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
be-scær
sheared ⬩ shaved
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sheared, shaved;
beadu-scrúd
Warlike apparel ⬩ warlike garmen a coat of mail ⬩ bellicum vestimentum ⬩ lorica
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Warlike apparel, warlike garmen a coat of mail; bellicum vestimentum, lorica Beaduscrúda betst mine breóst wereþ the best of warlike garments defends my breast, Beo. Th. 910; B. 453