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† schelchene Obs. rare.
Also 3 -ine.
[OE. *scielcen, scylcen:—OTeut. *skalkinjā, fem. of *skalko-z (OE. scealc) servant.]
A female servant.
c1000ælfric Hom. (ed. Thorpe) II. 162 Þæt heora mod wurde ontend to ᵹalnysse, þurh ðæra scylcena pleᵹan. a1225Ancr. R. 12 Al nis bute ase a schelchine to seruien þe leafdi to riwlen ðe heorte. Ibid. 390. c 1275 Passion our Lord 279 in O.E. Misc. 45 Þer com o schelchene gon þat wes myd kayphas. |