Sceorp

Old English Dictionary Entry

Sceorp

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: fyrd-, gúþ-, heoru-, hilde-, hleó-, sige-sceorp ; ge-scirpla, scirpan. sceorp

Definitions

1 sceorp

n. Dress, apparel: -- Gemétte Machens his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne. Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan gebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites novum habitum sumentes, 3, 10; Swt. 138, 30. Of manegum landum máre landriht áríst tó cyniges gebanne . . . scorp tó friðscipe (apparel for those on board?), L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 8.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚳᛇᚱᛈ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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