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Scithe (s.xii1/3)

Scithe (s.xii1/3)

Scite,  Scitie,  Scithia;  Sichie,  Sicie,  Sithia,  Sithie  (Ciht  913 Sichis  6141)  
  FEW:  Scytha *11,357b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  Scyth n.  MED:  Scithe n.  DMLBS:

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1 toponym Scythia, kingdom in the Caucasus region
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (the stone) De Sithie est enveiee  36.215
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Smaragde [...] est de sis manieres, car ele est de Sithia, et ele est de Bractenie, et ele est de Nil ki vient de parais, e une maniere apeled hom calcedonie. Cele de Scithia est mielz preisiede [...]  99.v.2 and 4
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Il sunt de Scithe, un regné Ki mult est large e lung e led  225
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Lé pais de ceste Sichie  989
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Sicie est une mult grant region  43
2 demonym Scythian, inhabitant of Scythia
( MS: s.xivm )  entra Pers et passa Caucasum, les Albanys, Scites, Messagets, percea les plus plentivouses regnes de Inde  1rb

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See also:

scithien 
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Scithe