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scír

  • adjective
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scír, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§426;
Clear, bright
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  • Scír

    limpidus,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 54.
  • Sciir

    sublustris,

      Txts. 96, 941.
I. of living creatures, bright, brilliant, splendid, resplendent: — Scír Metod (God) ,
    Beo. Th. 1962 ; B. 979.
Scír cyning (Christ),
    Exon. Th. 71, 9; Cri. 1153.
Is seó womb (of the phenix) wundrum fæger, scír and scýne,
    219, 16; Ph. 308; 214, 4; Ph. 234.
Ic eom ásceáden from ðære scíran driht ( the heavenly host),
    Cd. Th. 275, 26; Sat. 177.
Ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 740; El. 370. I a. of a quality
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  • Gé ða scíran miht (

    the power of Christ)

    déman ongunnon,
      Elen. Kmbl. 620 ; El. 310.
of inanimate things,
of vegetation,
bright, brilliant, white
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  • Ofer hine scír cymeþ mínre segnunga sððfæst blóstma

    super ipsum florebit sanctificatio mea,

      Ps. Th. 131, 19.
  • Geseóþ ðás eardas ðæt hig synt scíre

    (albae)

    tó rípene,
      Jn. Skt. 4, 35.
of metals, stones, etc. ,
bright, lustrous, glittering, brilliant
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  • Sceán scír werod

    (the band with glittering armour),

      Cd. Th. 185, 19; Exod. 125.
  • Hringíren scír,

      Beo. Th. 650; B. 322.
  • Scíran goldes, 3393 ; B. 1694.
  • Hé gewyrceþ scírne méce,

      Exon. Th. 297, 8 ; Crä. 65.
  • Hyrste beorhte, reáde and scíre,

      392, 25; Rä. 12, 2.
  • Scíre burstan múras and stánas,

      70, 22 ; Cri. 1142.
  • Scíre helmas,

      Judth. Thw. 24, 17 ; Jud. 193.
of glass,
clear, transparent
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  • Swá ðæt scíre glæs ðæt mon ýþæst mæg eall þurhwlítan,

      Exon. Th. 78, 33.
of water,
clear, limpid
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  • Ofter Pantan, ofer scír wæter,

      Byrht. Th. 134, 42 ; By. 98.
  • Ða hlútran and ða scíran wæter

    liquidas lymphas,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 10.
    [Þurh án scýr wæter Brádan ǽ hátte, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 16.]
of wine,
bright, clear, pure, neat
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  • Wínes scíres

    vini meri,

      Ps. Surt. 74, 9.
  • Syle drincan on scírum wíne,

      Lchdm. i. 342, 23.
  • Nalles scír wín hí ne druncan,

      Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 9: Met. 8, 21.
  • Scír wered. Beo. Th. 996; B. 496.
of light and light-giving things,
bright, clear, brilliant
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  • Heofontorht swegl (

    the sun)

    scír.
      Exon. Th. 351, 2 ; Sch. 74 : 486, 18; Rä. 72, 17.
  • Sunne scír and beorht,

      Met. 30, 9.
  • Sió scíre scell (

    the firmament),

      20, 174.
  • Metod æfter sceáf scírum scíman ǽfen ǽrest. Cd. Th. 9, 5 ; Gen. 137.
  • Scírne scíman, Rood Kmbl. 107; Kr. 54.
  • Fleógan þurh scírne dæg. Exon. Th. 439, 15 ; Rä. 59, 4.
  • Þurh ða scíran neaht,

      Met. 20, 229.
  • Bláce stódon ofer sceótendum scíre leóman,

      Cd. Th. 184, 25 ; Exod. 112.
  • On sumera ðonne ða hátostan weder synd and ða scíran dagas hwítan,

      Lchdm. iii. 252, 10.
  • Scippend scírra tungla,

      Met. 4, 1: 20, 8.
  • Hwí hí (stars) ne scínen scírum wederum, 28, 45. (g) of the world :-- Þurh ða scíran gesceaft, Exon. Th. 286, 7; Jul. 728. (h) of a banner :-- Fana hwearfode scír on sceafte the flag fluttered gleaming bright on its staff, Met. l, 11. (i) of the voice,

    clear

    :-- Wit Scilling scíran reorde song áófan,
      Exon. Th. 324, 32 ; Víd. 103.
Etymology
[Iss all þeȝȝre spell shir atter and shir galle, Orm. 15383. Clene off grediȝnesse and off galnesse skir and fre, 8015: Prompt. Parv. schyre, as water and oþer lycure perspicuus, clarus. Þe mihte of schir and of clene bone, A. R. 246, 26. Ðat skie scir, Gen. and Ex. 3848. Goth. skeirs clear, evident: O. Sax. skír, skíri (wín, watar) : O. L. Ger. scíri: O. Frs. skirt: M. H. Ger. schír : Icel. skírr clear, bright,pure.]
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