speld
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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 (v. spæc), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 56. Biernende speld tedas, 95, 26. Spelde tedas, 82, 29
speliend
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A representative, vicar Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend, se spelaþ ðone naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 12. Se cyning is Cristes sylfes speligend under him sylfum, Bd. Whelc. 151, 39. v. preceding word
spell-cwide
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Historical narrative Ic wolde gesecgan and mid spellcwidum gemearcian, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 12
spennels
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Fibula .s. dicta quod ligat cnæp, sigl, spennels, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 58
spic-hús
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A larderWrt. Voc. i. 58, 16 Spichús lardarium, : lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3
spícing
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A spike (? Halliwell gives spiking a large nail, as a northern word) Spícyngas gadirian oððe wyrcean, geswinc hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 24
spild-síþ
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A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction, Cd. Th. 187, 18 ; Exod. 153
slic
A hammer
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A hammer Sleánde slicc (slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes, Kent. Gl. 723 see the note. Hé sceal habban . . . slic in a list of weaver's implements; slíc an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon, Wülck. Gl. 563
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sliht
a striking of coin. ⬩ a stroke ⬩ flash of lightning ⬩ slaughter ⬩ death by violence
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a striking of coin. v. pening-sliht. a stroke, flash of lightning, v. líget-sliht. slaughter, death by violence Ðes sliht haec caedes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 4. Æt eallum slyht[e?] and æt ealre ðære hergunge ðe ǽr ðam gedón wǽre, sér ðæt frið geset
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sorh-leóþ
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A sorrowful song, a lay of grief Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum swylce ðǽr iú wǽron. Gewíteþ ðonne, sorhleóð gæleþ, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Ongunnon ðá ( after putting Jesus in the grave
sorh-word
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A word expressive of care or sorrow Hié ( Adam and Eve ) fela sprǽcon sorhworda, Cd. Th. 49, 8; Gen. 789
sóþ-cwide
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a true saying, a truth Ic fela sette sóðcwida, Met. 2, 7: 7, 3. Ðæt ðeós onlícnes word sprece, secge sóðcwidum; ðý sceolon gelýfan eorlas, hwæt mín æðelo sién, Andr. Kmbl. 1465; An. 733: Cd. Th. 294, 14; Sat. 471: 244, 10; Dan. 446: Elen. Kmbl. 1057;
sóþ-cyning
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The king of truth or justice, the Deity Ic wát geare, ðæt ðam líchryre ( the murder of Cain ) on lást cymeþ sóðcyninges seofonfeald wracu, Cd. Th. 67, 13; Gen. 1100. ] Cf. sóþ-fæder
smelt
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A smelt Smelt sardina. Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 71. Smylt sartate, 66, 7. Smeltas sardas, ii. 119, 63
smeoru-þearm
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An entrail Smeruþearm extale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 29. Smæreþerm julium (in a list 'de stiibus'), i. 286, 61
smirels
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An unguent, ointment, unction, salve Smyrels vel sealf unguina vel unguenta, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 29: anguentum. Hé gehǽlde án mǽden mid hálwendum smyrelse gehálgodes eles, Homl. Th. ii. 508, 14. We lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc ǽgðer hæbbe ge fulluhtele ge
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smiþ
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in wood Cudo ic smiðige; eft gyf ð ú cweðst hic cudo, ðonne byþ hit nama. smiþ, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 10. Se smiþ ferrarius . . . se treówyrhta ligna-rius, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 29. Smiþ faber vel cudo. Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 26: faber, 286, 74. Fýres god
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smiþ-cræft
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Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood Wæs sum brððor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred erat fabrili arte singularis, Bd. 14; S. 634, 14
smoc
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A smock, shift Smoc vel syrc colobium, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 60. Loþa, hom vel smoc colobium, dictum quia longum est et sine manicis, ii. 134, 37
smygel
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A burrow, place to creep into Smygels cuniculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 34. Smygelas cuniculos, 15, 51. Smygilas, smigilas, smyglas, Txts. 48, 199