I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment.
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I. Beówulf: an Anglo-Saxon poem. II. The fight at Finnsburh: a fragment.
Dragons -- Poetry; Epic poetry, English (Old); Monsters -- Poetry
sæ-man, m., _sea-man, sea-warrior_: dat. pl. sæ-mannum, 2955; gen. pl.
sæ-manna, 329 (both times said of the Geátas).
sæmra, weak adj. compar., _the worse, the weaker_: nom. sg. sæmra, 2881;
dat. sg. sæmran, 954.
sæ-mêðe, adj., _sea-weary, exhausted by sea-travel_: nom. pl. sæ-mêðe, 325.
sæ-näs, st. m., _sea-promontory, cape, naze_: acc. pl. sæ-nässas, 223, 571.
sæne, adj., _careless, slow_: compar. sg. nom. he on holme wäs sundes þê
sænra, þe hyne swylt fornam (_was the slower in swimming in the sea, whom
death took away_), 1437.
sæ-rinc, st. m., _sea-warrior_ or _hero_: nom. sg., 691.
sæ-sîð, st. m., _sea-way, path, journey_: dat. sg. äfter sæ-sîðe, 1150.
sæ-wang, st. m., _sea-shore_ or _beach_: acc. sg. sæ-wong, 1965.
sæ-weal, st. m., _(sea-wall), seashore_: dat. sg. sæ-wealle, 1925.
sæ-wudu, st. m., _(sea-wood), vessel, ship_: acc. sg. sæ-wudu, 226.
sæ-wylm, st. m., _sea-surf, billow_: acc. pl. ofer sæ-wylmas, 393.
scacan, sceacan, st. v., properly, _to shake one's self_; hence, _to go,
glide, pass along_ or _away_: pres. sg. þonne mîn sceaceð lîf of lîce,
2743; inf. þâ com beorht [sunne] scacan [ofer grundas], (_the bright sun
came gliding over the fields_), 1804; pret. sg. duguð ellor scôc _(the
chiefs are gone elsewhither_, i.e. have died), 2255; þonne stræla storm ...
scôc ofer scild-weall (_when the storm of arrows leapt over the wall of
shields_), 3119; pret. part. wäs hira blæd scacen (_their bravest men had
passed away_), 1125; þâ wäs winter scacen (_the winter was past_), 1137;
so, sceacen, 2307, 2728.
scadu, sceadu, st. f., _shadow, concealing veil of night_: acc. sg. under
sceadu bregdan (i.e. kill), 708.
scadu-genga, w. m., _shadow-goer, twilight-stalker_ (of Grendel): nom. sg.
sceadu-genga, 704.
scadu-helm, st. m., _shadow-helm, veil of darkness_: gen. pl. scadu-helma
ge-sceapu (_shapes of the shadow, evil spirits wandering by night_), 651.
scalu, st. f., _retinue, band_ (part of an armed force); in comp.
hand-scalu: mid his hand-scale (hond-scole), 1318, 1964.
scamian, w. v., _to be ashamed_: pres. part. nom. pl. scamiende, 2851; nô
he þære feoh-gyfte ... scamigan þorfte (_needed not be ashamed of his
treasure-giving_), 1027.
scawa (see sceáwlan), w. m., _observer, visitor_: nom. pl. scawan, 1896.
ge-scâd, st. n., _difference, distinction_: acc. sg. æg-hwäðres gescâd,
worda and worca (_difference between, of, both words and deeds_), 288.
ge-scâdan, st. v., _to decide, adjudge_: pret. sg. rodera rædend hit on
ryht gescêd (_decided it in accordance with right_), 1556.
scânan? See scînan, pret. pl. scionon, 303; the imaginary scânan having
been abandoned.
ge-scäp-hwîle, st. f., _fated hour, hour of death (appointed rest?)_: dat.
sg. tô gescäp-hwîle (_at the fated hour_), 26.
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