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spédan

(v.)
Grammar
spédan, p. de

To speedhave successsucceed in doing somethingaccelerare

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To speed, have success, succeed in doing something Eów betere is ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon ... ne þurfe wé ús spillan gif gé spédaþ tó dam (cf.

Linked entry: fór-spédian

spær

(adj.)
Grammar
spær, adj.

Sparefrugalparcus

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Spare, frugal Spær mete parcus cibus, Scint. 52, 6

spade

(n.)

eunuchus

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eunuchus Eviratus, i. effeminatus, eunuchus, enervus spade, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 37

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

spæc

(n.)
Grammar
spæc, es; m. (?) n. (?)

A thin twigtendrilrunnersarmentum, cremium, fasciculus ex siccis lignis, malleolus, ramus

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A thin twig, tendril, runner Twig ramus, spæc framen (cf. framen streáberie-wísan, 31, 70), Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 81 : ii. 36, 57: cremium (cremia ligna tenuia et arida), 151, 2. Ðara spaca speldra malleoli (malleolus manipulus sparteus pice contectus quem

Linked entries: speld spræc

spor

(n.)
Grammar
spor, es; n.

a trace, track, spoor a trace, vestige, mark left by anything (of the marks made by weapons; cf. a woundtracing, tracking

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a trace, track, spoor Ne biþ ðǽr éþe ðín spor on tó findanne vestigia tua non cognoscentur Ps. Th. 76, 16. Stande ðæt spor for ðone foreáð, L. Ath. iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 16. Wé noldon tó ðæm spore onlútan. Past. pref. ; Swt. 5, 18 : Exon. Th. 497, 8 ; Rä

ge-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprospersucceedprogrediprosperaresuccedere

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To speed, prosper, succeed; progredi, prosperare, succedere Ðæs ðe blódgyte, wæll-fyll weres, wæpnum gespédeþ because that bloodshedding, slaughter of man, speedeth by means of weapons, Cd. 75; Th. 92, 12; Gen. 1527.

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Baconlardthe fat flesh of swine the mast on which the swine were fedpopa,lardumfat of seals, whales, etc., blubberblubber, lardlard

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Bacon, lard, the fat flesh of swine Hi lares ðás hús; ðanon ys gecweden lardum spic, forðan ðe hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 42, 17. Spic lardum, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 25: larda, 286, 52: ii. 52, 1: tanea, i. 26, 47. Spices snǽd offella

Linked entry: spec

spild

(n.)
Grammar
spild, es; m.

Destructionruindesperatio, effusio

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Destruction, ruin Spildes internicionis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 65. Spilde geblonden. Exon. Th. 405, 27; Rä. 24, 8. Ic hí ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, 247, 28; Jul. 85. Spilth pessum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 75. Ðætte hié ðone spild ðæs hryres him ondrǽden ut

a-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprosperprosperare

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To speed, prosper; prosperare Wítum aspédde made prosperous by their sufferings, Andr. Kmbl. 3261; An. 1633

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spere

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Þæt yrre slihð ꝥ geðyld mid his spere (sceafte, v. l. conto), Prud. 18 b. Ꝥ yrre scýt his spere (lanceam) ongeán ꝥ geðyld, 20 b. Swá sé ásent speru and flána sicut qui mittit lanceas et sagittas, Scint. 193, 16. v. eofor-, nægel-spere; gewriþ. Add

an-spel

(n.)
Grammar
an-spel, -spell, es; n. [an, spel a speech]

A conjectureconjectura

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A conjecture; conjectura, Cot. 56

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, a board of a book; planca.
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Take here the first two instances given under spelt corn, and add:

spell

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Add Ne mót nán man secgan spell on þám ðrím swígdagum, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 16

spic

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On tócyme Drihtnes fǽtnyss ys forboden gewislíce spices búton freólsdægum in aduentu Domini pinguedo interdicitur, scilicet lardi, nisi festiuis diebus, Angl. xiii. 399, 487. Add

spada

Similar entry: spadu

-span

(suffix)

allurement

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allurement

speca

Similar entry: spreca

spadu

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Hé sceal habban . . . spade, scofle, wádspitel, Angl. ix. 263, 5. Hé hét weorpan íserne gelóman in þæs mynstres wyrtgeard, þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), and cwæð, 'Weorpað þus manige spada (tot vangas)' . . .

spæc

(n.)
Grammar
spæc, (m.?)(n.?). l. n.