A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language Part 111

Schede, _vb._ == separate. O. and N. 197. AS. sceadan

Schef, _sb._ == creature. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 177

Schenche, _v. a._ == destroy. Alys. 4482. AS. scenan

Schenche, _v. a._ == pour out. Alys. 7581. Rel. Ant. i. 113. AS. scencan

Schenlon, _sb._ == rascal, vile person. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Probably a corruption of Dut. schelm

Schille. See Shrill

Schinde, _sb._ == s.h.i.+ngle, rafter. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176. Dutch schindel

Schoningnes, _sb._ == awe. Ps. x.x.xiv. 26. Formed from 'shun'

School, _sb._ 152 B.

Schulle, _sb._ == some fish, resembling a sole in flavour, according to Sir T. Browne. See N. and Q., 2nd ser. vi. 382; vii. p. 79, 135. It may be derived from the Swed. skolla, a plaice, ON. skolli, a fox. Cf. Gr.

???pe??a?, and Lat. vulpes marina, and Sylvester's Sea-Fox, p. 97. In Wright's Vocabb., p. 254, among the Nomina Piscium Marinorum we find the entries 'Hec solia, a sole,' and 'Hec testa, a schylle;' showing clearly that the 'schylle' was not the same as the sole, and that it was some sort of flatfish, probably the plaice

Scion, _sb._ == stem, stock. c.o.k. 72. Fr. cion

Sclavyne, _sb._ == a palmer's robe. K. Horn, 1086. It is given as the translation of 'Sarabarda' in Wright's Vocabb. p. 259

Scoff, _sb._ Alys. 667

Scomfit, _sb._ == discomfiture. Alys. 959

Scoppe, _sb._ == a leap, skip. Alys. 5777. Swed. skutta, to leap

Score, _sb._ RG. 20, 519

Scorn, _v. a._ Ps. ii. 4. 80 B. OHG. skernon. Fr. escharnir. SS. scarn, scare. Ital. scorno

Scornly, _adv._ 710 B.

Scorpion, _sb._ Alys. 5263

Scot, _sb._ == payment, contribution, shot. Pol. S. 71. AS. scot

Scour, _v. n._ == rush quickly. Alys. 3722. Ital. scorrere. Fr. escourre

---- _sb._ == haste, 'good scour.' Alys. 4276

Scourge, _v. a._ RG. 263; part. 'iscourged.' St Kath. 118

---- _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 84

Sc.r.a.pe, _v. a._ [shrape]. Pol. S. 239. AS. screopan

Scream, _v. n._ Pol. S. 157. AS. hreman

Screnche, _v. a._ == withdraw. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. screncan

Scrip, _sb._ K. Horn, 1093. ON. skreppa

Scrub, _v. a._ [scrobbe]. Alys. 4310. Swed. skrubba

Sculde, _v. a._ == defend. M. Ode, st. 167. AS. scyldan

Scythe, _sb._ HD. 2553. Alys. 5722. AS. sie

Se, == the. HD. 534. This is, however, probably an error

---- == thee. O. and N. 62

Sea, _sb._ RG. 436, 443

Seal, _sb._ == the fish. HD. 755. AS. seol

Seal, _sb._ RG. 77. Fr. seau

---- _v. a._ part. 'ysealed.' RG. 446

Seam, _sb._ (of a garment). Rel. Ant. ii. 176. AS. seam

Season, _sb._ == time. Alys. 5251

Seat, _sb._ == sitting down. Ps. cx.x.xviii. 2

Second, _adj._ RG. 414

Secular, _adj._ 918 B.

Seculars, _sb._ == an order of monks. RG. 282

Sedewale, _sb._ == the herb valerian, or setwell. Wright's L. P. p. 27.

AS. sydewale

Sedge, _sb._ [segge]. O. and N. 18. AS. secg

See, _sb._ == throne. Pol. S. 215, 773 B. Fr. siege

---- == a bishop's see. 567 B.

See, _v. a._ [ysey]. RG. 369; [iso]. O. and N. 327, 370; [iseo]. 125 B.; [so]. O. and N. 34; [y-seen]. Alys. 5524; pret. 'sey.' RG. 418; 'ysey.'

RG. 367; 'isey.' 38 B.; 'seye.' 39 ; 'iseye.' 171 B.; 'isay.' 772 B.; 'say.' Alys. 4352; 'sygh.' Alys. 6913; part. 'ise?e.' 281 B.; 'isene.'

1305 B.; 'yseye.' RG. 418