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sceaþa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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sceaþa, an; m.
one who does harm, a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy
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  • Sceaþa, deógol dǽdhata (

    Grendel

    ),
      Beo. Th. 554; B. 274.
  • Nú earttú (

    Satan

    ) earm sceaþa in fýrlocan feste gebunden,
      Cd. Th. 268, 19; Sat. 57.
  • His feónd áfyllan ðe ðone scaþan (

    the assassin Eomer

    ) sende,
      Chr. 626; Erl. 23, 34.
  • Fýnd ł sceaþan

    inimici,

      Ps. Lamb. 9, 7.
  • Gewítaþ, áwirgede woruldsorga, of mínes þegenes móde, forðam gé sind ða mǽstan sceaþan,

      Bt. 3; Fox 4, 24.
  • Scyppend sceaþan onféngon syngum hondum,

      Exon. Th. 70, 2; Cri. 1132.
  • Beraþ linde forþ in sceaþena gemong

    bear the linden shields forth into the press of the foe,

      Judth. Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 193.
  • Wælstreámas (

    the waters of the Deluge) werodum swelgaþ, sceaþum scyldfullum, Cd. Th. 78, 32; Gen. 1302. I a. a spiritual enemy, fiend, devil :-- Se sceaþa (the devil who tempted Eve ),

      38, 14; Gen. 606,
    Sceaþa, Satanes þegn, Salm. Kmbl. 234; Sal. 116.
  • Ðæt hé ús gescilde wið sceaþan wǽpnum, láþra lygesearwum,

      Exon. Th. 48, 22; Cri. 775: Andr. Kmbl. 2584; An. 1293.
  • Fǽcnum feónde hýrdes, sceþþendum sceaþan,

      Exon. Th. 85, 24; Cri.1396.
  • Helle hæftling, scyldigne sceaþan,

      Salm. Kmbl. 257; Sal. 128.
  • Sceaþan (

    the fallen angels

    ) hwearfdon earme æglécan geond ðæt atole scref,
      Cd. Th. 269, 13; Sat. 72.
  • In ðæt sceaþena scræf

    hell,

      304, 20; Sat. 633.
  • Scyldwyrcende sceaþan (

    the fallen angels

    ),
      Elen. Kmbl. 1521; El. 762.
a spoiler, robber
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  • Sceaþa

    predo,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 66.
  • Hé is þeóf and sceaþa

    ille fur est et latro,

      Jn. Skt. 10, l: Exon. Th. 54, 20; Cri. 871.
  • Se sceaþa

    the thief (on the cross), Homl. Th. ii. 78, 18. 'Hwæt eart ðú ðe ðýn ansýn ys swylce ánes sceaþan.' Hé (the penitent thief )

    hym andswarode: 'Sóð gé secgaþ ðæt ic sceaþa wæs and ealle yfelu on eorþan wyrcende,'
      Nicod. 32; Thw. 18, 19-22.
  • Hé (

    Judas

    ) wæs gítsere and se wyresta sceaþa,
      Blickl. Homl. 69, 11.
  • Swá swá tó ánum sceaþan (

    ad latronem

    ) gé férdon,
      Mk. Skt. 14, 48: Lk. Skt. 22, 52.
  • Sceaþena scip

    paro,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 27.
  • Hí habbaþ démena and sceaþena dǽda,

      Blickl. Homl. 63, 9.
  • Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaþena gemót nihtes sóhte (cf. hé (

    Guthlac

    ) menigfeald wæl felde and slóh and of mannum heora ǽhta nam,
      Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 14, 5-6), Exon. Th. 109, 31; Gú. 98.
  • Gé hit dóþ sceaþum tó scrafum

    'ye have made it a den of thieves,'

      Blickl. Homl. 71, 20.
  • Hé wæs on mycelre frecednysse on wéstene betwux sceaþum,

      Homl. Th. i. 392, 7.
  • Sum man becom on ða sceaþan ða hine bereáfodon

    homo quidam incidit in latrones qui etiam despoliauerunt,

      Lk. Skt. 10, 30.
with a favourable meaning,
a warrior
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  • Scaþan onetton, wǽron æþelingas eft tó leódum fúse tó farenne,

      Beo. Th. 3610; B. 1803.
  • Scaþan scírhame tó scipe fóron,

      3794; B. 1895.
Etymology
[O. Sax. skaðo a robber, evildoer.]
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v. átor-, dol-, fǽr-, feónd-, folc-, fyrn-, gilp-, gúþ-, hell-, helle-, hearm-, leód-, lyft-, mán-, mór-, níþ-, sǽ-, syn-, þeód-, þeóf-, úht-, wam-, wícing-sceaþa, and next word.
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v.  sceoþa sceþþ.
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