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scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.

A warrior who bears a shield

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A warrior who bears a shield Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

scín-gedwola

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gedwola, an; m.

A delusion produced by magic ⬩ delusive appearance ⬩ phantom

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A delusion produced by magic, delusive appearance, phantom Scíngedwolan nebulam Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 30

Linked entry: ge-dwola

scip-flota

(n.)
Grammar
scip-flota, an; m.

A sailor

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A sailor Hettend crungun Sceotta leóda and scipflotan (the Danes), Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 11

scip-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
scip-wíse, an; f.

The fashion or form of a ship

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The fashion or form of a ship On scipwísan geworht made in the fashion of a ship. Nar. 11, 20. Ðá nam heó ánne riscenne windel on scipwísan gesceapenne sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam, Ex. 2, 3

scír-wita

(n.)
Grammar
scír-wita, an; m.

A chief man ⬩ of a shire

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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

scoppa

(n.)
Grammar
scoppa, an; m.

A shop ⬩ a booth or shed for trade or work

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A shop, a booth or shed for trade or work (cf. workshop) Hé geseh ða welegan hyra lác sendan on ðone sceoppan (in gazophilacium), Lk. Skt. 21, 1

Linked entries: sceoppa scioppa scypen

scota

(n.)
Grammar
scota, an; m.

One who shoots or hurls ⬩ a soldier

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One who shoots or hurls, a soldier Gescota commanipularius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 82: 132, 49

scrid-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
scrid-wísa, an; m.

A charioteer

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A charioteer Scridwísa auriga, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 38

scyld-hǽta

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hǽta, an; m.

One who demands a due or debt ⬩ a bailiff

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One who demands a due or debt, a bailiff Sculthéta exactor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 70. Scyldlǽta (-hǽta?) exactor, i. postulator, 144, 54

seáða

(n.)
Grammar
seáða, an; m.

'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' ⬩ tendiculum,

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'A feeling as if the cavity of the body were full of water swaying about,' Cockayne. The word glosses tendiculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 3 Wið seáðan (seádan, 4, 18) Lchdm. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: seáda

ge-truma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-truma, an; m.

A company, troop of soldiers ⬩ cohors ⬩ exercĭtus

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A company, troop of soldiers; cohors, exercĭtus Wið ðara cyninga getruman with the kings' troop, Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 19, 21. Ðeáh hí wyrcen getruman wið me si consistant adversum me castra, Ps. Th. 26, 4

þelma

(n.)
Grammar
þelma, (?), an; m.

Heat

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Heat Se þelma and sió hǽto, Lchdm. ii. 82, 10

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

wíf-hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hearpe, (?), an; f.

A woman's harp

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A woman's harp On glígbeáme (owif*-*hearpan = on wifhearpan? MS. C. ) in tympano, Ps. Spl. 150, 4

Linked entry: hearpe

cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
cǽge, an: f.

A key ⬩ clavis

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A key; clavis Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12

cænnestre

(n.)
Grammar
cænnestre, an; f.

One who has borne, a mother, dam ⬩ genitrix

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One who has borne, a mother, dam; genitrix

cæmpa

(n.)
Grammar
cæmpa, an; m.

A soldier ⬩ pugnator

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A soldier; pugnator Wer cæmpa vir pugnator, Cant. Moys. Lamb. 186 b, 3

calwa

(n.)
Grammar
calwa, an; m.

A disease which causes baldness, the mange ⬩ alopecia

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A disease which causes baldness, the mange; alopecia = ἀλωπεκία Cot. 12

CEÁCE

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁCE, an; f.

The jaw, CHEEK ⬩ maxilla, mala, mandibula, gena

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The jaw, CHEEK ; maxilla, mala, mandibula, gena Ðæt tácen ðære bærnesse he on his ceácan bær signum incendii in maxilla portavit, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 16. He gehrán his ceácan contigit maxillam ejus, 3, 19; S. 549, 1. Ceácan malæ, maxillæ, Wrt. Voc. 282

Linked entries: céce ceác-bán

stacga

(n.)
Grammar
stacga, (?), an; m.

A stag ⬩ a he-bird ⬩ a tom-cat

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A stag Regalem feram, quam Angli staggon appellant, L. C. F. 24; Th. i. 429, 5

Linked entry: staggon