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fore-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca]

One who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus

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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm. A.D

Linked entries: for-speca for-spræca

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech. ⬩ speech, talking ⬩ speech, the faculty of speaking ⬩ skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquence ⬩ what is said, a speech, saying, collection of words ⬩ speech, language, talk, discourse, words ⬩ a speech, language ⬩ speech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussion ⬩ a question, case that requires explanation ⬩ a sentence, decision, agreement, terms ⬩ a case, cause, suit, claim ⬩ talk about a person or thing, report, fame ⬩ words denoting places where there is speaking ⬩ lingua, loquela ⬩ colloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Speech. in the following glosses Sprǽce disputationis Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 49. Godcundra spréca divinorum eloquiorum Hpt. Gl. 442, 37. Sprǽce faminem Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 28: 95, 38. Sprǽce fatu 38, 6. Spéce wíse scema locutionis, Sprǽc loquela, i. 55, 22.

spic

(n.)
Grammar
spic, es; n.

Bacon ⬩ lard ⬩ the fat flesh of swine ⬩ the mast on which the swine were fed ⬩ popa, ⬩ lardum ⬩ fat of seals, whales, etc., blubber ⬩ blubber, lard ⬩ lard

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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

Hebréisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Hebréisc, adj.

Hebrew

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Hebrew On Hebréisc specan to speak in Hebrew, Nicod 4; Thw. 2, 28

on-sprecend

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprecend, es; m.

An accuser, plaintiff

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An accuser, plaintiff Ðá ongon Higa him specan on mid óðran onspecendan, Chart. Th. 169, 22

Linked entry: sprecend

on-spreca

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Beón ealdras leahtra anspecan and manna mid-specan sint rectores criminum persecutores et hominum liberatores, Chrd. 62, 26. Add

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knows ⬩ a person of understanding or learning ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one able to give counsel ⬩ a counsellor ⬩ one able to give counsel in affairs of state ⬩ one who takes part in the councils of a nation ⬩ a leading man ⬩ an elder ⬩ a chief person ⬩ senior ⬩ one who has knowledge ⬩ a witness ⬩ a wise man ⬩ one professing supernatural knowledge

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one who knows, a person of understanding or learning, a wise man Wita (-e, MS.) sophista, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 41. Fród wita, snottor ár, beorn bóca gleáw, Exon. Th. 313, 16; Mód. 1. Se ðe wita (sapiens ) is, mid feáum wordum geswytelaþ, R. Ben. 30, 15.

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

fóre-smeagan

Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean. l. fore-smeág(e)an,
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For foresmeá[gende] ob indaganda, 1504, Ne foresmeáge gé hwæt gé specan nolite praecogitare quid loquamini, Mk. 13, 11. Foresmeánde praecogitandum, Lk. p. 10, 14. for last line substitute and add:

óþ-flítan

(v.)
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

templ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
templ-geweorc, es; n.
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A temple-building, temple His þegnas águnnon specan wið hine ymbe ðæt mǽre tempelgeweorc ðe ðǽr geworht wæs Gode tó wyrðmynte, Wulfst. 88, 17. Salomon wes se forma man ðe Gode tó lofe ǽrest on eorðan templgeweorc árǽrde, 277, 25

mán-full

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Þás mánfullan men þe wé ymbe specað wǽron getealde for godas, Wlfst. 106, 15. Þára mánfulra forþforlǽtenesse on þás woruldspéda, Bt. 5, 1 ; F. 10, 22. Add

riht-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lícettere, es; m.

A thorough hypocrite

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A thorough hypocrite Fela manna wyrð þurh deófol forlǽred swá ðæt hý eal óðer specaþ and óðer hiwiaþ, óðer hý þencaþ; and ða beóþ rihtlíceteras, Wulfst. 54, 14

stillíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stillíce, adv.
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Þe lǽs þe þænne hé on cyricean specan ongynð, stillíce gehwilc andswarige, 'Hwý þás sylf þú ná dést ?

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Hwanone sceoldest ðú specan on Hebréisc how should you speak in Hebrew? Nicod. 4; Thw. 2. 27. in dependent clauses Hí spyredan hwæt and hwonan hé wæs investigantes unde vel quis esset, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 12.

Linked entry: hwonan

pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
pǽcan, p. pǽhte; pp. pǽht
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Hý óðer specaþ, óðer hý þencaþ, and lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt hý óðre mágan swá swicollíce pǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 3. Pǽcht decepta, seducta, Hpt. Gl. 449, 42

ge-þrístlǽcan

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Hé náht geþrýstlǽhte specan, Hml. S. 236, 277. Náteshwón lǽran geþrístlǽc nequaquam docere presumas, Scint. 126, 14. Ic ne dorste geðristlǽcan þára mínra áwuht feala on gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 21. Geðrýstlǽcende áht secgan, Hml.

ga-máhlic

Grammar
ga-máhlic, Take here <b>ge-máglic</b> in Dict., and add: , <b>ge-málic</b>
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Voc. ii. a. l. shameless, impudent For þan wé nellan nán gýmeleás yrfe forgyldan, búton hit forstolen sý; mænige men specað gemáhlice sprǽce (many men make most impudent claims for compensation. The Latin version has 'fraudulentas locutiones'), Ll.

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Swá ðæt cild raðost ǽnig þing specan mǽge as soon as ever the child can speak, Wulfst. 39, 8. Ðonne mágon wé hí swá raðosð ( in the quickest manner possible ) tó ryhte gecierran, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 21

swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.

properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter

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Tó fela manna is ðe þurh hiwunge eal óðer specaþ, óþer hý þencaþ . . . and swá geráde mánswican on ða wísan swǽslíce swiciaþ ( deceive under an appearance of friendliness . v. swǽslǽcan, swǽsness), Wulfst. 55, 6.

yfele

(adv.)
Grammar
yfele, adv.
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Nis nán ðe on mínum naman mægen wyrce, and mæge raðe be mé yfele specan ( male loqui de me ), Mk. Skt. 9, 39. Oft mé feala cwǽdon feóndas yfele dixerunt inimici mei mala mihi, Ps. Th. 70, 9