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fǽr-spel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.
A sudden message, sudden news, horrible message; imprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius
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  • Hie him fǽrspel bodedon

    they announced to them the sudden news,

    • Judth. 12
      • ;
    • Thw. 25,
      • 5;
    • Jud. 244
      • .

  • On fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom

    the sudden tidings came in their tent,

    • Cd. 148
      • ;
    • Th. 186,
      • 8;
    • Exod. 135
      • .

  • He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan

    he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news,

    • Exon. 48 a
      • ;
    • Th. 165,
      • 4;
    • Gú. 1023
      • .

  • For ðam fǽrspelle

    at the sudden news,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2173
      • ;
    • An. 1088
      • .

  • Wæs seó fǽmne for ðam fǽrspelle egsan geaclad

    the damsel was chilled with terror at the horrible message,

    • Exon. 69 b
      • ;
    • Th. 258,
      • 19;
    • Jul. 267
      • .

  • Me ðes ár bodaþ frécne fǽrspell

    this messenger announces an impious horrible message to me,

    69 b;
    • Th. 259,
      • 4;
    • Jul. 277
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “fǽr-spel.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/9996.

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