scip-fird
A naval force or expedition ⬩ a fleet
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A naval force or expedition, a fleet Ðá ðeós scipfyrd (the naval expedition described in the preceding paragraph) ðus geendod wæs, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 15. Wé næfdon ða gesélþa ðæt seó scipfyrd nytt wǽre ðisum earde, 1009; Erl. 141, 26. Ðá cýdde man
scip-firdung
A naval force or armament
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A naval force or armament Æt ðam ende ne beheóld hit nánþing seó scypfyrding ne seó landfyrding, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 36. Burhbóta and bricbóta áginne man georne on ǽghwilcon ende, and fyrdunga eác, and scipfyrdunga ealswá, L. Eth. vi. 32; Th. i. 322,
scip-hlǽder
A ship's ladder ⬩ a ladder for passing from a ship to the shore
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A ship's ladder, a ladder for passing from a ship to the shore Sciphlǽder pons, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 53. Sciphlædder ponsis, 56, 47
Linked entry: hlæder
scip-fyrðrung
Fitting out of ships
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Fitting out of ships Ymbe scypfyrðrúnga, ðæt ǽghwylc geset sý sóna ofer Eástran, L. Eth. v. 27; Th. i. 310, 26
Linked entries: fyrþrung scip-forðung
scír
office ⬩ charge ⬩ business ⬩ administration ⬩ government ⬩ a district ⬩ province ⬩ diocese ⬩ parish ⬩ the people of a district ⬩ a tribe ⬩ a shire ⬩ The people of a shire ⬩ the community inhabiting a shire ⬩ the district in charge of an ecclesiastic ⬩ a diocese ⬩ parish
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office, charge, business, administration, government Scír procuratio. Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 36: 288, 58. Sciir, ii. 117, 71. Scír dispensatio, 106, 51: 25, 55: 140, 65: negotium, 59, 65. Ðonne se móna biþ .xx. niht, and .i. and .xx. niht, ðæt biþ scír oððe
Linked entries: scír-biscop scír-geréfa scír-mann scýr
scírness
An explanation ⬩ declaration
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An explanation, declaration (?) Scírnis ypoteseo bassio, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 73
scirung
Separation ⬩ dismission ⬩ rejection
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Separation, dismission, rejection Gif hé swá biþ ðæt hé ne sý wyrðe ðære scyrunge (scirunge, MS. T. : ðæt hé wurðe ne beó, ðæt hé beó ðanon áscyred, Wells Frag.) si non fuerit talis qui mereatur proici, R. Ben. 109, 21
Linked entry: scirian
scofl
A shovel
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A shovel Scofl trulla, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 19: ii. 122, 67. Ísern scobl vatilla, 123, 12. Scofle, spadu capella, tuba, 128, 36. Scoble palas, 116, 13. Hé sceal habban spade, scofle, Anglia ix. 263, 6
scóm-hylt
A shady wood ⬩ thicket ⬩ shrubbery
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A shady wood, thicket, shrubbery Scoomhylti frutices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 60
scortness
shortness ⬩ a short account ⬩ an epitome
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shortness (of time) Ðonne byrneþ on scortnisse gramen hys cum exarsent in brevi ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13. Ða scortnesse ðysse worulde and ða écnesse ðæs tóweardan lífes. Homl. As. 168, 117. a short account, an epitome Similar entries (cf. a brief, and
screpu
A curry-comb
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A curry-comb Ǽren screop[u ?] strigillus, Txts. 99, 1935. Screope strigillum, 99, 1906
scunung
An abomination
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An abomination On scunungum in abominationibus, Cant. M. ad fil. 16
scrybb
Scrub ⬩ underwood ⬩ shrubbery
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Scrub, underwood, shrubbery Of ðare stánstrǽte andlang scrybbe. Chart. Th. 525, 21
scyrting
A shortening ⬩ an abridgement
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A shortening, an abridgement Gif hwilc gelǽred man ðás race (the homily on Job) oferrǽde, ðonne bidde ic ðæt hé ðás scyrtinge ne tǽle, Homl. Th. ii. 460, 6
sealtness
Saltness
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Saltness Eorþan wæstmbére sealtsæleðan ł to sealtnesse terram fructiferam in salsuginem, Ps. Lamb. 106, 34. In saltnisse in salsilaginem, Ps. Surt. 106, 34
sibsumness
Peaceableness ⬩ peace ⬩ tranquillity
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Peaceableness, peace, tranquillity Hé ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþuǽrnesse and on micelre sibsumnesse. Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 34. Lufa sibsumnysse and geþwǽrnysse, Wulfst. 247, 1
síd-ádl
Pleurisy
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Pleurisy On sídan lama vel sídádl pleuriticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 31
ge-wiglung
Soothsaying ⬩ divination ⬩ spell
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Soothsaying, divination, spell Ða gemearr ðe man drífþ on mislícum gewiglungum the erroneous practices that are carried on with various spells, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 4
ge-wissung
Direction ⬩ instruction ⬩ guidance
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Direction, instruction, guidance For fela gewissungum ðe seó in bóc hæfþ toforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one book has above the others, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 65, 295
Linked entry: wissung
gewin-woruld
A world of toil ⬩ trībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus
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A world of toil; trībŭlātiōnis plēnus mundus Hý scofene wurdon on gewinworuld they were thrust into a world of toil, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 21; Gú. 829