Scyte-finger

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scyte-finger

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: scill., L. Alf. pol. 57; Th. i. 96, 1.

Definitions

1 scyte-finger

m. The forefinger; digitus secundus quo sagittatur:--Scytefinger index vel salutaris, Wrt. Voc. i. 44. 5. Bécnend, scytefinger index, ii. 46, 35. Gif se scytefinger biþ ofáslegen, sió bót biþ .xIn Ethelbert's Laws the fine is only eight shillings, L. Eth. 54; Th. i. 16, 10. Scytefingres, Anglia viii. 326, 28. Euenmicel swá ðú mǽge mid ðínan scitefingre tó ðínum þuman befón, Lchdm. iii. 6, 21. Mid scetefingre ðú gebécnest indice prodis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 5. [Cf. O. Frs. skot-finger.]

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᚣᛏᛖ-ᚠᛝᛖᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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