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specan

Similar entry: sprecan

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [for-, specan, sprecan to speak]

To speak in vainspeak negativelydenyfrustra dīcĕrenĕgāre

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To speak in vain, speak negatively, deny; frustra dīcĕre, nĕgāre Hæbbe he ðæt eall forspecen let him have spoken that all in vain, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6. Ne sý forspecen ne forswígod let it not be denied nor concealed, L. Ath. v. § 8, 9; Th. i.

bysmer-specan

(v.)
Grammar
bysmer-specan, ic -spece. ðú -spicst, -spycst, he-speceþ, -spicþ, -spycþ, pl. -specaþ; p. -spæc, pl. -spǽcon; pp. -specen [bismer, bysmer blasphemia, specan loqui]
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To speak blasphemy, to blaspheme; blasphemiam loqui, blasphemare Ðú bysmerspycst blasphemas, Jn. Bos. 10, 36

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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D. vi. 190, 17. v. for-spillan; to speak to no purpose, waste one's words, v. for-specan in Dict

for-specan

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ge-speca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-speca, an; m.

A speaker.

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A speaker

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ongon Híga him specan on mid óðran onspecendan and wolde him óðflítan ðæt lond the five hides about which Æthelm Higa has a suit . . .

bysmer-spycst

Grammar
bysmer-spycst, blasphemest; blasphemas, Jn. Bos. 10, 36. v. bysmer-specan.

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ge-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sprecan, -specan; p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speakspeak withagree

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To speak, speak with, agree; sometimes takes an accusative of the person spoken to Gif ðú him wuht hearmes gesprǽce if thou hast said to him aught injurious, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 24; Gen. 661. Feala worda gespæc se engel many words spake the angel, 15; Th

specca

(n.)
Grammar
specca, an; m.

A speckspotblot

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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

speca

Similar entry: spreca

spédan

(v.)
Grammar
spédan, p. de

To speedhave successsucceed in doing somethingaccelerare

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To speed, have success, succeed in doing something Eów betere is ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon ... ne þurfe wé ús spillan gif gé spédaþ tó dam (cf. Gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde if he succeeds in obtaining no more than a half hide,

Linked entry: fór-spédian

fore-speca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-speca, an; m. [ = for, speca a speaker]

One who speaks for anothera sponsoran advocatea patronprolŏcūtoradvŏcātus

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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

spendan

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Hí námon æt heora mágon sceattas genóge and þá eáwunga and dearnunga ealle spendon and dǽldon hafenleásum mannum, Hml. S. 23, 200. Þám spédigum gedafenað þæt hé spende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 32

specel

(adj.)
Grammar
specel, (?); adj.

Speckled

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Speckled

specol

Similar entry: sprecol

spelcean

Similar entry: spilcan

speówan

(v.)
Grammar
speówan, p. de

To spit

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To spit Hí on his hleór hyra spátl speówdon, Exon. Th. 69, 17; Cri. 1122. Gé mid horu speówdon on ðæs andwlitan, Elen. Kmbl. 594; El. 297. Hí áttre spiówdon, Exon. Th. 156, 34; Gú. 884

Linked entry: spiówan

spennan

(v.)

to allureallicere, illicere, sollicitare, seducere

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to allure

spédian

(v.)

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