spearca
A spark
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Spearca scintilla, i. 66, 39 : 284, 14. Ne biþ ðǽr leóhtes án lytel spearca, Wulfst. 139, 11. Sleá hé him ánne spearcan, Lchdm. ii. 290, 17. Hí ásprungan up swá swá spearcan, Homl. Th. ii. 350, 23: Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 31.
Linked entry: spærca
fýr-spearca
A fire-spark ⬩ scintilla
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A fire-spark; scintilla Búton ísene fýrspearcan nĭsi ferreas scintillas, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 5
Linked entry: spearca
spearwa
A sparrow
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A sparrow Spearuua, spearua, sperua fenus, Txts. 62, 435. Spearwa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 22: passer, i. 77, 29 : 281, 27: Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 17: Ps. Spl. 83, 3. Spearewa, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 7. Spearuwa, Ps. Th. 10, arg. : 83, 3. Speara, Ps. Surt. 83, 4. Ðá
Linked entry: spear-lira
spearcian
To sparkle ⬩ emit sparks ⬩ scintillo
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To sparkle, emit sparks Hé sweartade (spearcade?) ðonne hé spreocan ongan fýre and áttre, Cd. Th. 269, 24; Sat. 78. Sparcendum scintillante, Hpt. Gl. 501, 5
spearwa
The calf of the leg
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The calf of the leg Sparuua, sparua, spearua surum, Txts. 94, 897
spearwa
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spearcian
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For sparcendum (Hpt. Gl. 501, 5) probably spircendum should be read
specca
A speck ⬩ spot ⬩ blot
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A speck, spot, blot Ðone sweartan speccan maculam pullam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 11: 92, 84. Speccan notae, 114, 80: 60, 18: scoriae, Hpt. Gl. 421, 59. Smire ða speccan (in a case of shingles) mid ðære sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 88, 19
hrand-spearwa
A sparrow
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A sparrow Hrondsparwas ł staras passeres, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 29
Linked entry: spearwa
spear-lira
neód-spearuwa
An active, restless sparrow
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An active, restless sparrow (cf. (?) sparuwe is a cheaterinde brid; cheatereð euer ant chirmeð, A. R. 152), Ps. Th. 123, 6
Linked entry: spearwa
ge-spearn
Similar entry: ge-speornan
for-speca
Similar entry: fore-spreca
spear-lira
The calf of the leg
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The calf of the leg Spærlira sura, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55. Sperlira, 65, 43. Spærlirena surarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 56. Spærlirum suris, 483, 37. Spærliran suras, 482, 65. On spearlirum in suris, Deut. 28, 35. Speoruliran suras, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10
an-speca
A speaker against ⬩ an accuser ⬩ a persecutor ⬩ persecutor
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A speaker against, an accuser, a persecutor; persecutor
fore-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a sponsor ⬩ an advocate ⬩ a patron ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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One who speaks for another, a sponsor, an advocate, a patron; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Fore-speca [ = for-speca] causĭdĭcus, advŏcātus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 67; Wrt. Voc. 34, 2: Th. Diplm. A.D. 997; 539, 33; 540, 15
for-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus
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One who speaks for another, a defender, advocate; advŏcātus, patrōnus Forspeca vel mundbora advŏcātus, patrōnus, vel interpellātor, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 62; Wrt. Voc. 57, 42. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer
Linked entry: for-spreca
an-speca
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spear-hafoc
A sparrow-hawk ⬩ nisus ⬩ nisus
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A sparrow-hawk Spaerhabuc alietum (alietus an hobey, Wülck. Gl. 562, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 67. Spearhafuc, 7, 65: i. 280, 20. Spearhafoc hetum, 62, 16: accipiter vel raptor, 29, 58: ismarus ( = ismerlus? cf. French émerillon a merlin ), 63, 25
Linked entry: spær-habuc