spówan
To succeed. ⬩ to be successful ⬩ it succeeds with a person (dat.)
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To succeed. used personally with instrumental of that in which the person succeeds, to be successful Hú mæg hé ǽnige gewinne wið mé spówan how can he succeed in any struggle with me? Nar. 16, 20. Ne mót ic ǽnige rihte spówan, Elen. Kmbl. 1830; El. 917
æfter-sprecan
To claim ⬩ petere ⬩ repetere
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To claim; petere, repetere Ágnung biþ nér ðam ðe hæfþ, ðonne ðam ðe æftersprecþ possession is always nearer to him who has, than to him who claims, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 21
here-spéd
Success in war
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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64
land-spéd
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Property in land Ða munecas tó biscopan gewurdan ðære cyrcean landspéde [substantiam aecclesiae], Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 349, 24
wuldor-spéd
Glorious abundance
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Glorious abundance Setl wuldorspédum welig (heaven), Cd. Th. 6, 111; Gen. 87
feoh-spéd
Money ⬩ property ⬩ pl. riches ⬩ wealth
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Money, property; pl. riches, wealth Þá gebróðra áhton myccle feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2
freoðo-spéd
Abundance of peace ⬩ protecting power ⬩ pācis cōpia ⬩ tutēlāris pŏtestas
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Abundance of peace, protecting power; pācis cōpia, tutēlāris pŏtestas Enoch siððan ealdordóm ahóf. freoðospéd Enoch then raised his sovereignty, his protecting power, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 2; Gen. 1198
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be-sprecan
To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach ⬩ obloqui
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To speak to, to tell, pretend, plead, speak against, to complain, charge, accuse, impeach; obloqui Fram stefne besprecendre oððe ofersprecendes a voce obloquentis, Ps. Lamb. 43, 17. Cristene Róma besprycþ Christian Rome complains, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44,
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sped-dropa
rheumy ⬩ drop
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A rheumy (?) drop Mec (a book) fugles wyn (a pen) geond speddropum (ink) spyrede, Exon. Th. 408, 6; Rä. 27, 8
god-spell
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</b> where the special portion of the gospel is specified, the gospel of the day :-- Ðys godspel sceal on cylda-mæssedæg, Mt. 2, 18 rbc (and often ): Hml. Th. i. 84, 26. Þis dægðerlice godspel, 220, 25. On þyssum godspelle, Bl. H. 39, 14.
a-speón
enticed ⬩ secretly introduced
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enticed, secretly introduced, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 35, 19: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4
a-sprecan
To speak out ⬩ speak ⬩ eloqui ⬩ loqui
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To speak out, speak; eloqui, loqui Hwylc mæg ǽfre mihta Drihtnes asprecan and aspyrian quis loquetur potentias Domini? Ps: Th. 105, 2. Ðú asprǽce locutus es, 59, 5 : 58, 12: 73, 21
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áttor-spere
A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum
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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum Eglum áttorsperum with dire poisoned spears, Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 10; Rä. 18, 9
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byg-spæc
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A beguiling in speech; supplantatio, Ps. Spl. 40, 10
bysmer-spæc
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Blasphemy; blasphemia For ðínre bysrner-spæce for thy blasphemy, Jn. Bos. 10, 33
ende-spæc
An end-speech, epilogue ⬩ epĭlŏgus
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An end-speech, epilogue; epĭlŏgus, Reg. Conc. in Epĭlŏgo
fela-specol
Speaking much ⬩ loquacious ⬩ magnĭloquus ⬩ lŏquax
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Speaking much, loquacious; magnĭloquus, lŏquax Mǽden felaspecol a loquacious maiden, Obs. Lun. § 7; Lchdm. iii. 186, 26. Tostencþ Drihten tungan ða felaspecolan disperdat Dŏmĭnus linguam magnĭlŏquam, Ps. Spl. 11, 3
fore-spæc
A speaking for or together ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ astipŭlātio
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A speaking for or together, an assenting, agreement; astipŭlātio Ðæt eall gelǽst sý ðæt on úre forespæce stænt that all be fulfilled which stands in our agreement, L. Ath. v. § 3; Th. i. 232, 8
fóre-spæc
A fore-speech ⬩ preface ⬩ præfātio
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A fore-speech, preface; præfātio Fórespæc præfātio, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Som. 74, 126; Wrt. Voc. 51, 39
fóre-specen
Fore-spoken ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus
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Fore-spoken, aforesaid; præfātus, prædictus Dó ðæt [MS. ðæs] leán to ðám fórespecenan gódum add that reward to the aforesaid goods, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2