scēap

scēap, n.n: a sheep. (SHAY-op / ˈʃeːap)

add ms 47967
A sheep drawn around a hole in the manuscript parchment, from the Old English Orosius (900-1000): British Library, Add MS 47967, f. 62v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]

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