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spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Ðætte ðú spilla ut dissipes, Rtl. 55, 22. Ne þurfe wé ús spillan we need not destroy one another, Byrht. Th. 132, 50; By. 34. Sóhton hine tó spillanne quaerebant eum perdere. Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 10, 39.

spillan

Grammar
spillan, Dele last passage, and see spillend: <b>-spilledness.</b>

for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, -spyllan; p. de; pp. ed [spillan to spill, spoil, destroy]

To spilllosewastedestroydisperseperdĕredisperdĕredissĭpāre

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To spill, lose, waste, destroy, disperse; perdĕre, disperdĕre, dissĭpāre Darfus wolde hine sylfne forspillan Darius would destroy himself, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 40. Alýfþ reste-dagum wel to dónne, hwæðer ðe yfele? sáwla gehǽlan, hwæðer ðe forspillan lĭcet

ge-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spillan, p. de

To destroydissipate

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To destroy, dissipate Ðér ne hrust gespilles ubi neque ærugo demolitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 20. Gespilleþ perdiderit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 33. Alle gespilde omnes perdidit, 29: Rtl. 107, 29. Ðǽr wǽron manege mid micel unrihte gespilde there were many very

for-spillan

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Add: to destroy Land hý áwéstað and burga forbærnað anð ǽhta forspillað, Wlfst, 133, 10. Forspil hý disperde eos, Ps. Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille (disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man

á-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-spillan, p. de

To destroy

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To destroy Áspildon interficerent, Jn. L. 12, 10

for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, (-spilian ?)
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to wanton (?) Forspillendes forligres lenocinantis prostibuli, An. Ox. 4964. Forspillendra þéna, glíwra parasitorum, 4165. v. spilian

ge-spillan

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Add: to waste Hé gispilde (dissipauit) feh his, Lk. L. 15, 13 ; 16, 1. Bið gespilled demolitur, Mt. L. 6, 19

spilcan

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Add: [v. N. E. D. spelk]

spilian

(v.)
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Add: spilian (?)

spildan

(v.)
Grammar
spildan, p. de

To wastedestroymake away witheffundere, expendere

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To waste, destroy, make away with Ðeaf ne cymes búta ðætte [hé] spildeþ (perdat), Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 10. Seðe lufaþ sáuel his spildeþ (perdet) hiá, 12, 25. Ðú wilnast, ðæt ðú ðíne feore spilde, Andr. Kmbl. 568; An. 284

spilcan

(v.)
Grammar
spilcan, spelcean; p. te

To bind with splints

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To bind with splints Ðæt sceáp ðæt sceoncforad wæs ne spilcte gé ðæt quod fractum est, non alligastis, Past. 17, 9; Swt. 123, 10. Gif scancan forade synd . . . hú mon spelcean scyle, Lchdm. ii. 6, 12

Linked entries: spelc spelcean

spilian

(v.)
Grammar
spilian, p. ode

To playsportwantonto play, danceludere, ludificare, lascivire

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To play, sport, wanton Hí lufiaþ ídele blisse . . . and ealne dæg fleardiaþ, spelliaþ and spiliaþ, and nǽnige note dreógaþ, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 25. Eówra leóda ðe spiliaþ and plegaþ and rǽdes ne hédaþ, Wulfst. 45, 24

Linked entries: on-spillend spilere

spillend

(n.)
Grammar
spillend, es; m.
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A player, jester Spilra (printed swilra), glíwra, spillendra parasitorum, Hpt. Gl. 422, 37

spircan

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Substitute: to sparkle. of fire Spircende (-re, Hpt. Gl. 429, 42) blasan scintillante facula, An. Ox. 974. Spyrcendum scintillantibus (favillis), 3961. of that which is set on fire Spircendum scintillante (ita ut atrae picis offulas et resinae fomentum

spiówan

Similar entry: speówan

spircan

(v.)

to sparkleto fall in drops.

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to sparkle Spircendre scintillante. Hpt. Gl. 429, 42. Spyrcendum scintillantibus, 499, 43. to fall in drops. v. spircing Hé hét mycel ád ontendan on ymbhwyrfte ðæs mǽdenes and mid pice hí besprencgan and mid spyrcendum ele with oil that bespattered

Linked entries: spearcian spyrcan

spiwian

(v.)
Grammar
spiwian, p. ode

To spit up, vomit

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To spit up, vomit (with dat.) Him bánlocan blóde spiowedan their carcases spouted forth blood Exon. Th. 271, 3; Jul. 476

Linked entry: spiowian

spittan

(v.)

to spit.

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to spit

spinnan

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for spán, l. spáu. Dele query, and add: