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sceadu

sceadu

Old English

Noun

sċeadu f

  1. shadow, darkness
    • Beowulf
      -- þæt wæs yldum cúþ / þæt híe ne móste þá metod nolde / se synscaþa under sceadu bregdan --
      'Mid earthmen 'twas 'stablished, / Th' implacable foeman was powerless to hurl them / To the land of shadows, if the Lord were unwilling
  2. protection

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