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dryht-scipe

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]
Wright's OE grammar
§611;
Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity; domĭnātus, dignĭtas
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  • Ðara dóm leofaþ and hira dryhtscipe

    their dignity and their lordship shall live,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 899
      • ;
    • El. 451
      • .

  • For hwam nele mon him on giógoþe georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes

    why will not man in youth zealously work for himself bold rulership?

    • Salm. Kmbl. 775
      • ;
    • Sal. 387
      • .

  • Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda dreámas and drihtscipes

    age must take from him the joys of bold deeds and of rulership,

    • Cd. 24
      • ;
    • Th. 31,
      • 14;
    • Gen. 485
      • .

  • Nalles feallan lét dóm and drihtscipe

    he let not his power and domination sink,

    • Cd. 60
      • ;
    • Th. 73,
      • 4;
    • Gen. 1199
      • .

  • Ne lǽt ðín dryhtscipp feallan

    let not thy mighty rule fall,

    • Wald. 12
      • ;
    • Vald. 1,
      • 7.
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v.  driht-scipe.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “dryht-scipe.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8063.

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  • dryht-scipe, n.

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