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mid-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
mid-spreca, an; m.

One who speaks on behalf of another

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One who speaks on behalf of another Paulus wæs midspreca and bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ Paul was an advocate and defender of the old law, Homl. Th. i. 388, 32

on-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
on-spreca, an; m.

One who brings a claim or charge

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One who brings a claim or charge Ðone áþ funde ðe se onspeca ( claimant ) on gehealden wǽre, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 20

edwít-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
edwít-spreca, an; m.

A blame-speaker, scoffer, cavillercavillātor

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A blame-speaker, scoffer, caviller; cavillātor Him edwítsprecan ermþu gehéton the cavillers threatened him with affliction, Exon. 39 a; Th. 129, 8; Gú. 418

Linked entry: spreca

ge-spreca

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

One who talks with anothera counsellor

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One who talks with another, a counsellor Abraham wæs Godes gespreca Abraham was one who talked with God, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12. Ðú dé ánne genim to gesprecan symle spella and lára rǽd-hycgende always take as thy counsellor one sagacious in discourses

Linked entry: ge-speca

sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
sprecol, specol; adj.

Talkative, loquacious

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Talkative, loquacious Wer sprecul vir linguosus, Ps. Spl. 139, 12

Linked entry: specol

spreca

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spreccan

Similar entry: on-spreccan

sprengan

Grammar
sprengan, <b>II a.</b>
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Se abbud bletsige þá candela and sprenge (conspergat) mid wætere gebletsedum, Angl. xiii. 403, 547. <b>II b.</b> add :-- 'Gang hrædlíce and spreng (stregd, v. l.) þis wæter ofer þæs licgendan líchaman'. . . Se diácon ꝥ gebletsode waster sprengde

sprýtan

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Forð tó sprýtanne, Chr. 995; P. 128, 31. Add

sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
sprǽdan, de

To spread, expand.dispergerepandere, expandere, diffundere

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To spread, expand

Linked entry: a-spreádan

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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To cause to spring. to scatter Ðú gaderast ðǽr ðú ne sprengdest ( sparsisti ), Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. His eágan wǽron spearcan sprengende, Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. to sprinkle, an object with something Ðú spren[g]st Aaron and his reáf, Ex. 29, 21. Hé nam ðæt

Linked entry: sprængan

sprincan

Similar entry: springan

sprútan

(v.)
Grammar
sprútan, p. spreát, pl. spruton; pp. sproten

To sproutpululo,laetabitur germinans

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To sprout

Linked entries: spreótan sprot

sprecel

(n.)
Grammar
sprecel,

a spot (?). speckledmaculosusspeckled.

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a spot (?)

sprecend

Similar entry: on-sprecend

sprecel

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Add: [v. N. E. D. spreckle, spreckled]: <b>sprecend.</b> Add: v. ongeán-, wiþer-sprecend; <b>sprecende.</b> Add: v. micel-, mid-, swíþ-, yfel-sprecende: <b>sprecendlic.</b> v. tó-sprecendlic: <b>sprecolness.<

spracen

(n.)
Grammar
spracen, es; n.

The berry-bearing alderrhamnus frangula.

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'The berry-bearing alder; rhamnus frangula. Germ. Spreckenholz Dan. spregner Swed. dial. sprakved,' Lchdm. ii. 406. The word glosses apeletum in Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 83 : ii. 8, 4 3, for alnetum (Cockayne) Genim spracen berindred, Lchdm. ii. 58, 8: 66,

spreótan

Linked entry: geond-spreót

sprýtan

(v.)
Grammar
sprýtan, sprítan (?); p. te

To sproutspring as a plant

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To sprout, spring as a plant Of ðam blado bealwa gehwilces sprýtan (spryttan?) ongunnon, Cd. Th. 61, 10; Gen. 995

Linked entry: a-sprýtan

fóre-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sprecen, -specen, fór-sprecen; part.

FORE-SPOKENaforesaidfore-mentionedpræfātusprædictus

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FORE-SPOKEN, aforesaid, fore-mentioned; præfātus, prædictus Se fóresprecena here the fore-mentioned army, Chr. 896; Erl. 93, 34. Se fóresprecena Godes man præfātus clērĭcus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 5. He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he