sceððan, w. v., _to scathe, injure_: inf. w. dat. pers., 1034; aldre sceððan (_hurt her life_), 1525; þät on land Dena lâðra nænig mid scipherge sceððan ne meahte (_injure through robber incursions_), 243; pret. sg. þær him nænig wäter wihte ne sceðede, 1515. ge-sceððan, the same: inf. þät him ... ne mihte eorres inwit-feng aldre gesceððan, 1448. scenc, st. m., _vessel, can_: in comp. medu-scenc. scencan, w. v., _to hand drink, pour out_: pret. sg. scencte scîr wered, 496 (cf. skinker = cup-bearer). scenne, w. f.?, _sword-guard?_: dat. pl. on þæm scennum scîran goldes, 1695. sceran, st. v., _to shear off, cleave, hew to pieces_: pres. sg. þonne heoru bunden ... swîn ofer helme andweard scireð (_hews off the boar-head on the helm_), 1288. ge-sceran, _to divide, hew in two_: pret. sg. helm oft ge-scär (_often clove the helm in two_), 1527; so, gescer, 2974. scerwen, st. f.?, in comp. ealu-scerwen (_ale-scare_ or _panic_?), 770. scêt. See sceótan. sceadu. See scadu. sceaða, w. m.: 1) _scather, foe_: gen. pl. sceaðena, 4.--2) _fighter, warrior_: nom. pl. scaðan, 1804.--Comp.: âttor-, dol-, feónd-, gûð-, hearm-, leód-, mân-, sin-, þeód-, uht-sceaða. sceaðan, st. v. w. dat., _to scathe, injure, crush_: pret. sg. se þe oft manegum scôd (_which has oft oppressed many_), 1888. ge-sceaðan, w. dat., the same: pret. sg. swâ him ær gescôd hild ät Heorote, 1588; se þe him sâre ge-sceôd (_who injured him sorely_), 2224; nô þý ær in gescôd hâlan lîce, 1503; bill ær gescôd eald-hlâfordes þam þâra mâðma mund-bora wäs (_the weapon of the ancient chieftain had before laid low the dragon, the guardian of the treasure_), 2778 (or, _sheathed in brass_?, if ær and gescôd form compound). sceaðen-mæl, st. n., _deadly weapon, hostile sword_: nom. sg., 1940. sceaft, st. m., _shaft, spear, missile_: nom. sg. sceft, 3119.--Comp.: here-, wäl-sceaft. ge-sceaft, st. f.: 1) _creation, earth, earthly existence_: acc. sg. þâs lænan ge-sceaft, 1623.--2) _fate, destiny_: in comp. forð-, lîf-, mæl-gesceaft. scealc, st. m., _servant, military retainer_: nom. sg., 919; (of Beówulf), 940.--Comp beór-scealc. ge-sceap, st. n.: 1) _shape, creature_: nom. pl. scadu-helma ge-sceapu, 651.--2) _fate, providence_: acc. sg. heáh ge-sceap (_heavy fate_), 3085. sceapan, sceppan, scyppan, st. v., _to shape, create, order, arrange, establish_: pres. part. scyppend (_the Creator_), 106; pret. sg. scôp him Heort naman (_shaped, gave, it the name Heorot_), 78; pres. part. wäs sió wrôht scepen heard wið Hûgas, syððan Hygelâc cwom (_the contest with the Hûgas became sharp after H. had come_), 2915. ge-sceapan, _to shape, create_: pret. sg. lîf ge-sceôp cynna gehwylcum, 97. scear, st. m., _massacre_: in comp. gûð-, inwit-scear, 2429, etc. scearp, adj., _sharp, able, brave_: nom. sg. scearp scyld-wîga, 288.--Comp.: beadu-, heaðo-scearp. scearu, st. f., _division, body, troop_: in comp. folc-scearu; _that is decided_ or _determined_, in gûð-scearu (_overthrow_?), 1214.