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weorold-sprǽc

(n.)
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weorold-sprǽc, e; f.
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Worldly speech, conversation on worldly matters Ne forlǽte preóst his godcundnysse, ne ne fó tó woruld-sprǽcum, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2. Gé lufiaþ woruldsprǽca, 34; Th. ii. 356, 20.

æfter-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-spræc, e; f.

After-speech or claimrepostulatio

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After-speech or claim; repostulatio, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 23

burh-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
burh-spræc, -spæc, e; f.
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Civil or courtly speech, polite behaviour, urbanity; urbanus sermo, urbanitas, Cot. 202

bysmur-spræc

(n.)
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blasphemy, Mt. Bos. 12, 31

gilp-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-spræc, e;

Boastful speech

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f Boastful speech, Beo. Th. 1966; B. 981

stunt-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
stunt-sprǽc, e; f.
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Foolish speech Þurh stuntspǽce per stultiloquium, Confess. Pecc

sundor-sprǽc

(n.)
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sundor-sprǽc, e; f.
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where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation Nero cwæð: 'Sege mé, Petrus, on sundorsprǽce, hwæt ðú ðence,' Homl. Th. i. 376, 27. Swá swá him (Moses) God silf dihte on heora sundersprǽce, Ælfc. T. Grn.

teosu-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
teosu-sprǽc, e; f.
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Hurtful, deceitful speech Se getynga wer on teosusprǽce vir linguosus, Ps. Th. 139, 11

twi-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
twi-sprǽc, e; f.
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Double speech, unfair speech, detraction Fácon and éswico and æfisto and allo tuispréco dolum et simulationes et invidias et omnes detractiones, Rtl. 25, 25

untíd-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-sprǽc, e; f.

Unseasonable speech

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Unseasonable speech Unnytte dǽde and untídspǽca forhogian, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 10

ymb-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-sprǽc, e; f.
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Speech about a subject, talk Be ðysum is oft mycel ymbsprǽc (ymbe-, emb-, v. ll.) there is often much discussion about this Lchdm. iii. 266, 9. Ne beó gé áfyrhte ðurh geswince ðæs langsuman færeldes, oððe þurh yfelra manna ymbesprǽce nec labor vos itineris

an-sprǽc

Similar entry: on-sprǽc

efen-sprǽc

(n.)
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confabulation Ꝥ efnespréc confabulationem, Lk. p. 11, 11

gecynde-sprǽc

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Dele, and see ge-cynde, (4 a)

gedwol-sprǽc

(n.)
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gedwol-sprǽc, e ; f.
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Heretical speech, heresy Twégen ðsér wǽron bisceophádes men þe ǽlces yfeles heáfodhebban wǽron . . . hí Godes gelaðunge drehton and mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon, Hml. S. 23, 369

hearm-sprǽc

calumny

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calumny. Hosp, hearmsprǽc calumpnia, accusatio falsa. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 76. For 'Som.' substitute

Lǽden-sprǽc

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Sé þe þurh Lédensprǽce rihtne geleáfan understandan ne cunne geleornige húru on Englisc, Wlfst. 126, 1. Add

on-sprǽc

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Add: talk, conversation: — Hêr hwêne wiðufan þîne word and anspræ̂c rehte and smeáde be þâm wîtelicum hellestôwum paulo superius sermo de locis poenalibus inferni versabatur, Gr. D. 332, 9

sprǽc-hús

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Add: a place in which the monastic school was held; auditorium [auditorium, locus in quo conveniebant monachi, quod in eo essent monachicae scholae, ibique praeceptores docerent, discipuli audirent magistros docentes, Migne] Bútan spǽchúses (auditorii

tungol-sprǽc

(n.)
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tungol-sprǽc, e; f.
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Astrology Tungelsprǽce aslrologia, Hpt. Gl. 479, 49