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sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaftthe shaft of a speara spearthe shaft of an arrowa polea taper

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Hlyn wearð on wícum scylda and sceafta, Cd. Th. 124, 13; Gen. 2062. Deáwig sceaftum, 199, 25; Exod. 344.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origina creation, what is created, a creature

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Bodiaþ godspell ealre gesceafte (éghwelcum sceafte, Lind.) praedicate euangelium omni creaturae, 16, 15. Gif God næfde on eallum his ríce náne frige sceaft (gesceaft, Cott. MS.) Bt. 41 2; Fox 244, 29. Forðæm sint ðás sceafta (gesceafta, Cott.

sceaft

(adj.)
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add: In the phrase scæfta munda perhaps sceaft was intended to denote the extended thumb, v. N. E. D. shaftment. v. web-sceaft: lang-sceaft; adj

sceaft

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Sceafta, Lch. i. 402, 5. v. weorold-sceaft

-sceaft

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-sceaft, adj.

Similar entry: feá-sceaft

sceaft-lóha

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft-lóha, an; m. (or -e; f.?)
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The strap attached to the shaft of a missile Scaeptlóan hastilia telorum, Txts. 66, 489. Sceptlóum amentis, 42, 106

Linked entry: sceaft-tog

daroþ-sceaft

Grammar
daroþ-sceaft, v. deoreþ-sceaft
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in Dict

ed-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-sceaft, æd-sceaft, e; f.

A new creation, new birth regĕnĕrātio

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A new creation, new birth; regĕnĕrātio Com swefnes wóma, hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód ungelíc yldum óþ edsceafte the terror of a dream came, how the world was wondrously framed unlike to men until regeneration, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 30; Dan. 112: Bt. 34

Linked entry: æd-sceaft

loh-sceaft

Grammar
loh-sceaft, l. lóh-sceaft,
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and add: a stick with a strap to it (?)

hyge-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-sceaft, e; f.

Mental constitutionminddispositionheart

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Mental constitution, mind, disposition, heart Frýnd synd hié míne georne holde on hyra hygesceaftum they are my zealous friends, loyal in their hearts, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 8; Gen. 288

nafel-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
nafel-sceaft, e; f.

The navel

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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22

sceaft-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
sceaft-rihte, sceaft-riht; adv.
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As straight as a dart, in a straight line Of þám paðe sceaftrihte on alr, C. D. B. iii. 667, 14. West sceftrihte ofer ðone mór, 336, 25. Sceaftryht on cuddancnoll. . . sceaftryht oð lillesforda . . . sceaftryht oþ wideres leáge . . . sceaftryht oþ hlósleáge

æd-

(prefix)
Grammar
æd-, prefixed to words, denotes

Anewagain

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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation

sceaft-lóha

Grammar
sceaft-lóha, l. sceaft-ló; pl.
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-lón, -lóan

wan-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
wan-sceaft, e; -sceafte(-a; m.?), an ; f.
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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás

metod-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
metod-sceaft, e; f.

Decree of fatedoomfate after death

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Decree of fate, doom, fate after death Ealle Wyrd forsweóp míne mágas tó metodsceafte ( to their doom ), Beo. Th. 5623; B. 2815. Gást onsende Matheus his tó metodsceafte ( to the fate appointed to it ), in écne gefeán, Menol. Fox 342; Men. 172. Weccaþ

lóh-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
lóh-sceaft, es; m.

A boltbar

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Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6

Linked entry: sceaft-lóha

deoreþ-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
deoreþ-sceaft, es; m. [deoreþ = daroþ a dart, sceaft a shaft, handle]

A dart-shaft, a spear hasta

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A dart-shaft, a spear ; hasta Under deoreþsceaftum amid the dart-shafts, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 23; Gen. 1984

Linked entry: sceaft

hyge-sceaft

(n.)
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For gender cf. frum-sceaft

here-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
here-sceaft, es; m.

A war-shaftspear

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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335