wil-boda
A welcome messenger
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Cf. wil-spell
be-sprecan
To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach ⬩ obloqui
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To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach; obloqui Fram stefne besprecendre oððe ofersprecendes a voce obloquentis, Ps. Lamb. 43, 17. Cristene Róma besprycþ Christian Rome complains, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44,
Linked entries: be-spræc be-spræcen be-sprycþ
sidesa
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Icel. síða to work a charm ; seiðr a spell, charm, enchantment.] Cf. ælf-siden
Linked entry: sidsan
spilcan
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D. spelk]
æ-leng
Long ⬩ protracted ⬩ lengthy ⬩ troublesome ⬩ longus ⬩ molestus
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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6
crano-hawc
A crane-hawk ⬩ accipiter, qui gruem mordet
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A crane-hawk; accipiter, qui gruem mordet Spelm. Gl. Ben. Lye
weg-twislung
The forking of a road
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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6
Linked entry: twislung
smearcian
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Swá se hálga wer þis gehýrde, þá smercode (hlóh, v. l.) hé swilce hé þæt spell forhogode quo audito vir sanctus dedignando subrisit, Gr. D. 29, 13. Ðá heó þis gehýrde, þá smearcode heó wið his weardes, Hml. S. 23 b, 590. Add
spellian
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D. spell; vb. 1..]
stǽr
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Ðara Abbuda stǽr and spell ðysses mynstres on twám bócum ic áwrát, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 28. On ðis úre cyriclíce stér, 4, 7; S. 574, 28
a-nemnan
To declare ⬩ pronuntiare
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To declare; pronuntiare Godes spel-bodan eal anemdon God's messengers declared all, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 25; Gú. 13
sóþ-líc
true ⬩ genuine ⬩ unfeigned ⬩ true ⬩ right ⬩ probable; just; fit
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Kmbl. 72; Leás. 38. true, right Ne þincþ mé nǽfre nánwuht swá sóþlíc swá mé þincþ ðín spell ðǽm tímum ðe ic ða gehiére cum tuas rationes considero, nihil dici verius puto, Bt. 38, 5; Fox 204, 22
a-þriéttan
To weary ⬩ loathe any one ⬩ tædio afficere aliquem
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To weary, loathe any one; tædio afficere aliquem Ic ðé hæbbe aþriét mid ðis langan spelle I have wearied thee with this long discourse, Bt. 39, 12 ; Fox 232, 19
fald-gang
Fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land ⬩ secta faldæ, servĭtium, quo tĕnēbātur vassallus ŏves ipsīus ad ŏvīle dŏmĭni perdŭcĕre, fundi dŏmĭnĭcālis stercŏrandi grātia
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Spelm. Glos. Lye
hér
Noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ honourable ⬩ holy ⬩ sublime
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Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe], hear this noble lay, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37
Linked entry: hér-
sadian
to satisfy, satiate ⬩ to become satisfied,
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Similar entries v. ge-sadian. to become satisfied, to get satiated or tired Mé þincþ ðæt ðú sadige hwæt hwegnunges and ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks thou art getting somewhat wearied and these long discourses seem to thee too protracted
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giddian
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Take here <b>geddian</b> in Dict. and add Se wísdóm geod-dode þus, écte þæt spell mid leóðe. Bt. 12 ; S. 26, 22. Ongon hé gieddigan and þus singinde cwæð, 32, 3 ; S. 73, 22.
be-
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, big-spell a by-story, parable; bí-wǽrlan to pass-by; big-standan to stand-by. vide I. 2
Linked entries: seolfrian seón sirwan áscian byrdan cépan cídan clæman clypping -cnáwe stelan streáwian strúdan súpan swǽlan swice -swicenness swingan be-cwyddod tǽcan tǽlan týning tyrnan þearfan þeccan þerscan -neah neótan neoþan notian rǽsan norþan récan reócan sǽgan sǽtian dífan dípan eástan efesian -sidian sígan -silfran smeágan trymman wépan warenian warian lócian hyldan leósan ufan witan wlátian wlítan wrixlan bítan bláwan fæstnian feón regnian reótan útan weddian
swíg-dæg
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A day on which silence was to be observed Circlíce þeáwas forbeódaþ tó secgenne ǽnig spel on ðám þrým swígdagum, Homl. Th. i. 218, 31: ii. 362, 16
tweógung
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Ic wille ániman fram þám þe þás bóc rǽdað þone intingan ǽlcre tweónnge (tweónge, v.l.) æt ǽlcum þǽra spella þe ic wríte ut dubitationis occasionem legentibus subtraham per singula quae describo, Gr. D. 9, 6. Add