Scíte

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scíte

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: scéte, scýte, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 scíte

f. A sheet, piece of linen cloth: -- Scéte, loða sandalium, Wrt. Voc. l. 119, 55. Scýte sindo, i. 25, 47: 81, 61: 284, 58. Wǽfelses l scýtan sindonis, Hpt. Gl. 494, 13. Mid scítan begird, Ap. Th. 12, 17. Heó hire feax gerǽdde and ní mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone). Mt. Skt. 14, 51, 52. Josep bewand ðone líchoman mid clǽnre scýtan (scétan, Rush. ). Mt. Kmbl. 27, 59: Nicod. 11; Thw. 6, 11: 13 ; Thw. 6, 31: Guthl. scite,-scite

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᛁᛏᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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