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spinel

(n.)
Grammar
spinel, spinl, e; f.

A spindlefusus

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A spindle Spinil (spinel), stilium vel fusa, Txts. 98, 967: nitorium, 81, 1377. Spinel fusam, 65, 933. Spinl, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 30: fusu, 152, 12: nitorium, 60, 12: fusus, i. 26, 15 : 82, 10: fussum, 281, 74. Spinle fusi, Wülck. Gl. 245, 23.

spinel

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Add: the amount of thread on a spindle (?) Spinil stilium vel fusa (fusa stamen fuso involutum, Migne), Txts. 98, 967. Spinl fusa, Wülck. Gl. 246, 7. Spinle fusa (si parcae . . . fila gubernant, mortali vitae fusaque rotante minantur, Ald. 175, 34),

weale-spinel

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Of wolcspinle calamistro, An. Ox. 26, 70-v. ge-wealcian. Add

wealc-spinel

(n.)
Grammar
wealc-spinel, e; f.

A curling-iron crisping-pin

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A curling-iron, crisping-pin Walcspinl calamistrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 75

Linked entry: ge-wealcian

þráwing-spinel

(n.)
Grammar
þráwing-spinel, e; f.

A curling-ironcrisping-pin

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A curling-iron, crisping-pin Þráwincspinle ł hǽrnǽdla calamistro, Hpt. Gl. 435, 7: 513, 75: 526, 46

Linked entry: wealc-spinel

spinel-healf

(n.)
Grammar
spinel-healf, e; f.

The female side or line

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The female side or line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21

eár-spinl

(n.)
Grammar
eár-spinl, e; f. [spinl = spindel a spindle]

An ear-ringinauris

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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25

Linked entries: eár-hring spinel

spindel

Similar entry: sprindel

spiwel

Similar entry: spiwol

spitel

(suffix)

Similar entry: wróht-spitol

spitel

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Þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), Gr. D. 201, 20. Add

spitel

(n.)

a kind of spade, a spud, a spittle

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a kind of spade, a spud, a spittle

Linked entries: wád-spitel spittan

spind

(n.)

fatarvinaadeps, arvina, pinguedo

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fat Spind arbina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 54. Hrysel vel gelend vel spind (swind. Wrt.) vel swínes smere arvina vel adeps, i. 44, 20

-spilnes

(suffix)

Similar entry: for-spilness

spíder

(n.)

a spider

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a spider (?) Hér com in gangan in spíder wiht, hæfde him his haman on handa, Lchdm. iii. 42, 11. The passage is the beginning of a charm

spiden

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spíder

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Dele. The MS. has spiden not spider

spiwol

(adj.)
Grammar
spiwol, adj.

Emetic, causing vomiting

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Emetic, causing vomiting Drince hé spiwles drences, Lchdm. ii. 264, 24. Drince se man spiwolne drenc, 216, 11. Speowolne drenc, 216, 16. Mid wyrtdrencum útyrnendum oþþe spiwlum oþþe migolum, 82, 17. ¨

Linked entry: spiwel

spiwe

(n.)
Grammar
spiwe, es; m.

A vomiting, vomit

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A vomiting, vomit Spiwe deah ðám monnum ðe for fylle gihsa slihþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 23

-spinn

(suffix)

Similar entry: in-spinn