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836 SCIP-TOLL -- SCÍRAN.
gódne sciptaran tó, Lchdm. ii. 326, 14. Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere lead and scipteoran and pic, Shrn. 91, 7. Dó sciptearo tó, Lchdm. ii. 122, 17 : 124, 10.
scip-toll, es; m. Passage money :-- Sciptol naulum (cf. a schyppes tolle hoc naulum, 274, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 49. [Icel. skip-tollr.]
scip-wealh; gen. -weales; m. A servant whose service is connected with ships :-- Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett (the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450. 19.
scip-weard, es; m. One who has charge of a ship :-- Scipweardas, Andr. Kmbl. 596 ; An. 297.
scip-weorod, es ; n. The crew of a vessel :-- Scipweredes (-weardes ?) naucleri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 48.
scip-wíse, an; f. 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.
scip-wyrhta, an ; m. A shipwright :-- Scipwyrhta navicularius, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 13.
scír, e ; f. I. 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 ceáp in ðem swefne tóweard, Lchdm. iii. 160, 8. Scíre prefecturae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 2. Ne gewanige se reccere ná ðone ymbhogan ðære inneran scíre for ðære ábisgunge ðære úterran sit rector internorum curam in exteriorum occupatione non minuens, Past. 18, l; Swt. 127, 13. Persa cyning benom ðone ealdormon his scíre, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 22. Scíre negotio, Ps. Surt. 90, 6. Hé wið ða scire (the office of bishop] ne winne, Past. 10, l; Swt. 61, 11. Hú dear se grípan on ða scíre ðæt hé æ-acute;rendige óðrum monnum tó Gode qua mente apud Deum intercessionis locum pro populo arripit ? 10, 2 ; Swt. 63, 7. Se ðe ðone sacerdhád onféhþ, hé onféhþ friccan scíre praeconis officium suscipit, quisquis ad sacerdotium accedit, 15, 2; Swt. 91, 21: 45, 1; Swt. 337, 15. Ágyf ð íne scíre give up thine office (of steward), Lk. Skt. 16, 2. Paulinus ðære cyrican scíre (curam) onféng, Bd. 2, 20 ; S. 522, 15. Hé forlét ða scíre ðæs mynstres his bréðer reliquit monasterii et animarum curam fratri suo, 3, 19; S. 549, 39. For intingan ðære cynelícra scýra negotiorum regalium causa, 3, 23; S. 551, 1. Him leófre wæs se cristendóm tó begánne ðonne his scíra tó habbanne omnes officium quam fidem deserere maluerunt, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 286, 8. Ic ne oncneów scíre non cognovi negotiationes, Ps. Surt. 70, 15. I a. where the term refers to an English official :-- Se ðe þeóf geféhþ . . . and hé hine ðonne álæ-acute;cte . . . gif hé ealdormon sié, þolie his scíre, L. In. 36 ; Th. i. 124, 19. II. a district, province, as an ecclesiastical term diocese, parish :-- Scír provincia. Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 3. Sió scír hátte Hálgoland ðe hé (Ohthere) on búde. Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 9. Hé áxode hú ðære þeóde nama wæ-acute;re ðe hí of cómon . . . Gyt ðá Gregorius befrán hú ðære scíre nama wæ-acute;re ðe ða cnapan of álæ-acute;dde wæ-acute;ron, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 27-33. Scíre biscopas vicari episcopi, Rtl. 194, 33. Hí feórdon fram ðære scíre bisceope, and God him foresceáwode on sumere óðre scíre on Francena íce fulgóde wununge, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 122. On Alexandiscre scýre, 2, 29. Tó Cappadoniscre scýre, 3, 88. Ðá gemunde se ealdorman (Pilate) ðæt Herodes wæs on ðære scíre, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 31. Ðæt mynster gesett on Angel-seaxna scíre and eác óðer mynster on ðære ylcan scire monasterium situm in provintia Saxonia, atque aliud monasterium in eadem provintia, Cod. Dip. B. i. 154, 25: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 154. Scíre parochiam. Hpt. Gl. 427, 38. Liódbiscopas, in scírum and londum gesettedo, Rtl. 194, 35. Scíre provincias, regiones, Hpt. Gl. 451, 17. Scýra provincias, 512, 12. Ðis wundor ásprang geond ða gehendan scíra, Homl. Th. i. 562, 20. II a. the people of a district, a tribe :-- Hé is swýðe rihtwýs wer, ðæt wát eall ðeós scýr, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 120. Twá scíra, ðæt ys, Iude and Benjamin, Ps. Th. 45, arg. Ðis sind ðe wæ-acute;ron ða æðelestan ealdras geond ða scíra hi nobilissimi principes multitudinis per tribus et cognationes suas, Num. 1, 16. III. as a technical English term, a shire :-- Hæbbe man scírgemðt, and ðæ-acute;r beó on ðære scíre bisceop and se ealdorman, L. Edg. ii. 5 ; Th. i. 268, 4 : ii. 3 ; Th. i. 266, 19. Ðære scíre bisceop episcopus provinciae, L. Edg. P. iii. 11; Th. ii. 200, 4. Him man sealde gíslas of æ-acute;lcere scíre, Chr. 1013 ; Erl. 148, 1. Gif man wille of boldgetale in óðer boldgetæl hláford sécan, dó ðæt mid ðæs ealdormannes gewitnesse ðe hé æ-acute;r in his scíre folgode, L. Alf. pol. 37; Th. i. 86, 4. Gif man spor gespirige of scýre in óðre . . . drífan hí ðæt spor óþ hit man ðam geréfan gecýðe, fó hé syððan tó and ádrífe ðæt spor út of his scíre, L. Ath. v. 8, 4; Th. i. 236, 20-23. Ðæt æ-acute;lc geréfa náme ðæt wedd on his ágenre scíre, v. 10; Th. 1. 240, I. Ne nime nán man náne náme ne innan scíre ne útan scíre, L. C. S. 19 ; Th. i. 386, 12. Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde oððe on óðre scíre hine bestele, L. In. 39; Th. i. 126, 10. Héde se ðe scíre healde, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 33. III a. The people of a shire, the community inhabiting a shire :-- Nán scír nolde óðre gelæ-acute;stan æt nýxtan at last no shire would help another. Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 11. Ðá sealde Leófwine ealdorman. . . and eal seó scír his land clæ-acute;ne, Chart. Th. 376, 14 : L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 15. Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse, 80; Th. i. 420, 20. Wæs se cyng ðá ðiderweardes mid ðære scíre ðe mid him fierdedon, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 32. Hí lifedon of Eást-Seaxum and of ðám scírum ðe ðæ-acute;r nýxt wæ-acute;ron, 1002 ; Erl. 143, 5. IV. as an ecclesiastical term, the district in charge of an ecclesiastic (bishop, etc. ), a diocese, parish :-- Swá biscop him tæ-acute;ce ðe hit on his scýre sý, L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 250, 2. Gif man æ-acute;nig líc of rihtscíre lecge, L. Eth. vi. 21 ; Th. i. 320, 6. Gif preóst on unriht út of scíre hád begite, gilde .xii. ór, and þolie his hádes, búton scíre biscop him hádes geunne, L. N. P. L. 12 ; Th. ii. 292, 13. Ðises ys ealles wana .xxxiii. hída of ðám hídun ðe óðre bisceopas æ-acute;r hæfdor. intó hyra scýre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 327, 12. Næ-acute;nigum heora álýfed sí æ-acute;nige sacerdlíce þénunge dón búton ðæs bisceopes leáfe ðe hí on his scíre (parochia) gefeormade sin. Bd. 4, 5 ; S. 573, 5. [O. H. Ger. scíra procuratio, negotium. ] v. biscop-, burh-, geréf-, hám-, mæssepreóst-, mynster-, práfost-, preóst-, riht-, scrift-, toll-, tún-scír; and see Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 109 sqq. ; Kemble's Saxons in England, bk. i. c. 3.
scír; adj. Clear, bright :-- Scír limpidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 54. Sciir sublustris, Txts. 96, 941. I. of living creatures, bright, brilliant, splendid, resplendent: -- Scír Metod (God), Beo. Th. 1962 ; B. 979. Scír cyning (Christ), Exon. Th. 71, 9; Cri. 1153. Is seó womb (of the phenix) wundrum fæger, scír and scýne, 219, 16; Ph. 308; 214, 4; Ph. 234. Ic eom ásceáden from ðære scíran driht (the heavenly host), Cd. Th. 275, 26; Sat. 177. Ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 740; El. 370. I a. of a quality :-- Gé ða scíran miht (the power of Christ) déman ongunnon, Elen. Kmbl. 620 ; El. 310. II. of inanimate things, (a) of vegetation, bright, brilliant, white :-- Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínre segnunga sððfæst blóstma super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea, Ps. Th. 131, 19. Geseóþ ðás eardas ðæt hig synt scíre (albae) tó rípene, Jn. Skt. 4, 35. (b) of metals, stones, etc. , bright, lustrous, glittering, brilliant :-- Sceán scír werod (the band with glittering armour), Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125. Hringíren scír, Beo. Th. 650; B. 322. Scíran goldes, 3393 ; B. 1694. Hé gewyrceþ scírne méce, Exon. Th. 297, 8 ; Crä. 65. Hyrste beorhte, reáde and scíre, 392, 25; Rä. 12, 2. Scíre burstan múras and stánas, 70, 22 ; Cri. 1142. Scíre helmas, Judth. Thw. 24, 17 ; Jud. 193. (c) of glass, clear, transparent :-- Swá ðæt scíre glæs ðæt mon ýþæst mæg eall þurhwlítan, Exon. Th. 78, 33. (d) of water, clear, limpid :-- Ofter Pantan, ofer scír wæter, Byrht. Th. 134, 42 ; By. 98. Ða hlútran and ða scíran wæter liquidas lymphas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 10. [Þurh án scýr wæter Brádan æ-acute; hátte, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 16.] (e) of wine, bright, clear, pure, neat :-- Wínes scíres vini meri, Ps. Surt. 74, 9. Syle drincan on scírum wíne, Lchdm. i. 342, 23. Nalles scír wín hí ne druncan, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 9: Met. 8, 21. Scír wered. Beo. Th. 996; B. 496. (f) of light and light-giving things, bright, clear, brilliant :-- Heofontorht swegl (the sun) scír. Exon. Th. 351, 2 ; Sch. 74 : 486, 18; Rä. 72, 17. Sunne scír and beorht, Met. 30, 9. Sió scíre scell (the firmament), 20, 174. Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman æ-acute;fen æ-acute;rest. Cd. Th. 9, 5 ; Gen. 137. Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54. Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4. Þurh ða scíran neaht, Met. 20, 229. Bláce stódon ofer sceótendum scíre leóman, Cd. Th. 184, 25 ; Exod. 112. On sumera ðonne ða hátostan weder synd and ða scíran dagas hwítan, Lchdm. iii. 252, 10. Scippend scírra tungla, Met. 4, 1: 20, 8. Hwí hí (stars) ne scínen scírum wederum, 28, 45. (g) of the world :-- Þurh ða scíran gesceaft, Exon. Th. 286, 7; Jul. 728. (h) of a banner :-- Fana hwearfode scír on sceafte the flag fluttered gleaming bright on its staff, Met. l, 11. (i) of the voice, clear :-- Wit Scilling scíran reorde song áófan, Exon. Th. 324, 32 ; Víd. 103. [Iss all þe&yogh;&yogh;re spell shir atter and shir galle, Orm. 15383. Clene off gredi&yogh;nesse and off galnesse skir and fre, 8015: Prompt. Parv. schyre, as water and oþer lycure perspicuus, clarus. Þe mihte of schir and of clene bone, A. R. 246, 26. Ðat skie scir, Gen. and Ex. 3848. Goth. skeirs clear, evident: O. Sax. skír, skíri (wín, watar) : O. L. Ger. scíri: O. Frs. skirt: M. H. Ger. schír : Icel. skírr clear, bright,pure.]
sciran to cut. v. sceran.
sciran to discharge an office, v. ge-scíran.
sciran; p. de. I. to make clear what is hidden or obscure, declare, tell, make known :-- Drihten ðæt ongeat and geseah, ðæt se deófol ðone Iudas læ-acute;rde, ðæt hé hine belæ-acute;wde. Ac ðæt hé ðeáhhwæðere geðyldelíce ábær and gemetfæstlíce scírde (did not declare it in terms of strong reprobation), Homl. As. 154, 68. Gif hié eallunga forberan ne mæ-acute;gen ðæt hié hit ne scíren, ðonne sprecen hié ymbe his unþeáwas. Past. 28; Swt. 198, 9. Ðæt hit sceáden mæ-acute;l scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, Beo. Th. 3883; B. 1939. [God ðe soðe shire, Gen. and Ex. 2036.] II. to make clear by distinguishing between things, to distinguish, decide :-- Scíro disceplavero, Txts. 57, 688. Is geháten ðæt hé wille cueðan, 'Gewítaþ from mé áwiergde.' Ne scírþ hé nó hwæðer hé reáfoden oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden (no distinction is made in the sentence between various kinds of evil), Past. 44; Swt. 329, 7. Ðæt gé ne scíraþ you do not bring out that (the difference between a man in his youth and in mature age) clearly, Exon. Th. 132, 21 ; Gú. 476. He hét wurpan ac hé ne scýrde on hwæðere healfe hí ðæt net wurpan