Scyttel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Scyttel

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: scytel, es; Related words: 447: ondoynge of schettellys

Definitions

1 scyttel

m. A bar, bolt:--Ealle ða ísenan scyttelas helle loca wurdan tóbrocene, Blickl. Homl. 87, 5: 85, 7: Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 24. Scyttelas vectes, Ps. Spl. 106, 16. Scetelas, Kent. Gl. 658. [A gardin besset myd tuo ssetteles, Ayenb. 94, 30. Schyttyl pessulum vel pessellum, Prompt. Parapercio, 365.] and next word. scyttel

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ᛋᚳᚣᛏᛏᛖᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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