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spere-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
spere-wyrt, e; f.

innule(-a)campane(-a)nap silvatica

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A plant name; the word translates innule(-a) campane(-a), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 17: Lchdm. i. 210, 7: nap silvatica, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 27

spere-mann

Similar entry: spyre-mann

bár-spere

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Bárspere venabulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 44. Þeáh hine deófol mid bárspere beótige tó ofsticianne, Angl. viii. 324, 19. Bársperum venabulis, An. Ox. 737. Add

ge-sperod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sperod, part. [spere a spear]

Armed with a spear;hastātus

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Armed with a spear; hastātus Gesperod hastātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13: Blickl. Homl. 221, 28

Linked entry: -sperod

Spéne

(n.)
Grammar
Spéne, (Spene?); pl.

The Spaniards

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The Spaniards Amilcor wearð from Spénum ofslagen, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 31

Linked entry: Spáneas

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Speed, success, means. The word is found in the following glosses Spoed proventus, praeventus, Txts. 88, 815: successus, 96, 940: praesidium, 89, 1648. Spéd proventus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 25: ii. 68, 44. Ðeós spéd haec ops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56; Zup. 67, 18.

speld

(n.)
Grammar
speld, es; n.; pl. speld and speldru (? or speldra (see below) from speldr. Cf. 'Spelder of woode esclat, Palsgrave. The schafte to spildurs spronge,
  • Avow. of Arthur,'
  • Halliwell's Dict.
): speld, e; f.

A splintera thin piece of wood used as a torcha torch(splinters)splinter of a lancea tableta flakea tablet

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A splinter, a thin piece of wood used as a torch, a torch On spelde in favillam, Anglia xiii. 35, 213. Speldum favillis, 36, 234, Ðara spaca speldra malleoli Similar entries (v. spæc), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 56. Biernende speld tedas, 95, 26. Spelde tedas

-spure

(suffix)

Similar entry: fót-spure

sperte

Similar entry: spyrte

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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a story, narrative, account, relation Ðæt is mǽre spell (the story of Lot's wife), Cd. Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566. Spelli relatu, Txts. 93, 1720. Ðá rehton hí him sum hálig spel exponebant illi quendam sacrae historiae sermonem, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 34. Se

Linked entry: spel

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, es; m. (?)

speltcornspelta, far

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spelt, corn Spelt planta, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 11: 46, 66: faar, 287, 19: ii. 34, 38. Spelt sámgréne far serotina, 36, 39. Hwǽtes, speltes farris, 34, 37

spyrte

(n.)
Grammar
spyrte, an; f.

A basket

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Siofun sperta septem sportas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 37: 16, 10

Linked entries: sperte spirte

spelc

(n.)
Grammar
spelc, spilc

splintfissula,a splinter or narrow strip of woodsplints for binding up broken bones

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a splint Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... dó spelc tó, Lchdm. ii. 68, 7. Wið foredum lime ... dó spilc tó apply a splint, 66, 23

Linked entries: spilc spilcan

spén

(n.)
Grammar
spén, (?), es; m.

A fibre

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A fibre Spénas fibras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 52

sped

(n.)

phlegmrheum

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phlegm, rheum Sped petuita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 22 : 68, 18. Sped glaucoma (cf. spade the congealed gum of the eye, Halliwell's Dict.), Hpt. Gl. 447, 22

Linked entries: sped-dropa spediende

speld

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Spelda facula, An. Ox. 8, 88. Add

spilere

(n.)
Grammar
spilere, es; m.
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A player, jester Spilra, glíwera parasitorum, An. Ox. 679

sporu

(n.)
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a spike, v. hand-, hún-sporu

spyrte

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Spyr[te] sportella, An. Ox. 56, 56. Hé sóhte ráp and spertan (wylian, v. l.) funem sportamque quaesivit, Gr. D. 110, 1. Spyrtan sportulas, i. cofinos, An. Ox. 3857. Add

spanere

(n.)
Grammar
spanere, es; m.

One who enticeshortator, suasor, persuasor, illex

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One who entices Sponera lenonum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 42 : 84, 39

Linked entry: sponere