wætersceat
, wæter + sceat.
Searchable Lemmata: wætersceat (OE).
Alternate Forms: wætersceatas, wæterscytan.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Accessory;
a napkin or towel. Cf. water-cloth.(ante 1100)
2. On æfnunge hi æton. ealle ætsomne. on ðam fiftan dæge. ðe ge ðunres hatað. þa aras drihten of ðam gereorde. and awearp his reaf swiðe ricene. wearð þa bewæfed. mid anre wæterscytan. and his gingrena fet. eadmodlice aðwoh. and eft his reaf. ardlice genam. and hi sittende. ðisum wordum gespræc
[DOE ÆCHom II, 14.1 (0010 (138.25))]
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, compound of wæter 'water' + sceat 'sheet' (q.v.).
WF: Compound
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