- sǽsciell
- f (-e/-a) seashell
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
sǽsciell
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sciell — adj sonorous, sounding, shrill f ( e/ a) 1. a shell, shell fish; 2. the shell of an egg; 3. a scale of a fish, serpent, etc.; 4. a shell shaped dish? or simply a shell; [scalu] … Old to modern English dictionary
Skelding — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon and Scandinavian origin, and is habitational from a minor place in the West Riding of Yorkshire, near Ripon, also known as Skelden. The placename is derived from the river name Skell , from… … Surnames reference
Skeldinge — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon and Scandinavian origin, and is habitational from a minor place in the West Riding of Yorkshire, near Ripon, also known as Skelden. The placename is derived from the river name Skell , from… … Surnames reference
shell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shield — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt shield and probably to Old English sciell shell Date: before 12th century 1. a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm 2. one that protects… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skill — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English skilen, from Old Norse skilja to separate, divide; akin to Old Norse skil distinction Date: 13th century archaic to make a difference ; matter, avail II. noun Etymology: Middle English skil … New Collegiate Dictionary
slit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from slitten Date: 12th century a long narrow cut or opening • slit adjective • slitless adjective II. transitive verb (slit; slitting) Etymolo … New Collegiate Dictionary
shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… … Universalium
Shillingford — This is an English locational surname. It originates from any or all of the places called Shillingford, specifically in the counties of Devon, where there are two examples one near Exeter, and the other Bampton, or Oxfordshire where there is one … Surnames reference
Shillington — This most interesting and unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from Shillington in Bedfordshire; or Chillington in Devon, Somerset and Staffordshire. The former place appeared in the Diplomatarium anglicum in 1060 as … Surnames reference
