A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Sclaundre, sb. scandal, slander, C2, PP; sclaunder, Prompt.; sklaundre, PP; slaunder, Prompt.—­AF. esclaundre, OF. escandle; Lat. scandalum (Vulg); Gr. [Greek:  skandalon].

Sclaundre, v. to scandalize, to slander, W, C3; slaunderyd, pp., Prompt.

Sclauyne, sb. pilgrim’s cloak, S, Cath. (n); slaveyne, a garment, Prompt., HD; slavyn, Cath.; sklavyn, HD; sclauayn, Voc.; sclavene, Voc.; slaueyn, PP.—­Low Lat. sclavina, a long garment like that worn in Slavonic countries (Ducange); cp.  AF. esclavine; from the people called Slav, a name said to be connected with Russ. slovo, a word, and to mean ’the speaking, the intelligible.’  See SkD (p. 828).

Sclender, adj. slender, C, SkD; sklendre, C, C2; slendyr, Prompt.—­OF. esclendre (Palsg.); of Teutonic origin; cp., ODu. slinder; see BH, ASec. 50.

Scleyre sb. veil, PP; see Sklayre.

SCO, she, S; see Sheo.

Scolden, should; see Scholde.

Scole, sb. the bowl of a balance, a bowl, Prompt.; scoale, S; scale, Cath.—­Icel. skAil, a bowl.

Scole, sb. school, S, C, C2, Prompt. Comb.:  scol-meistre, schoolmistress, S (meistre; OF. meistre; Lat. magistra, see BH).—­Lat. schola; Gr. [Greek:  scholae], leisure.

Scoler, sb:  scholar, C.

Scoleye, v. to attend school, to study, C.

Scop, pt. s. made, S; see Schapen.

Scorclen, v. to scorch, SkD (p. 826); scorkelyn, Prompt.; scorklyd, pp., Prompt.

Scorcnen, v. to scorch, S.

Scorge, sb. scourge, Prompt.; scourge, W (Jo. 2. 15); schurge, S.—­AF. escorge, OF. escurge; cp.  It. scoreggia (Florio); Lat. ex + corrigia, a thong, rein, girdle (Ducange), see Diez, p. 109.  Derived from this Lat. corrigia is AF. escurgie, OF. escourgee (Cotg.):  It. scoreggA-Aita (Florio); Late Lat. excorrigiata, see Diez, p. 289, and Brachet.

Scorn, pp. shorn, S2; see Schere.

Scoute, sb. scout, spy, SkD.—­OF. escoute (Cotg.).

Scouten, v. to scout, pry; skowtez, pr. s., S2.—­AF. escouter, to listen; OF. ascouter, escolter; Lat. auscultare.

Scowkyng, sb. sculking, ambush, S2, B.—­Cp.  Dan. skulke, to slink.

Scred, pr. s. clothes, S; see Schrouden.

Scrippe, sb. scrip, bag, S, S2, W; see Schrippe.

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