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
a-speón
enticed ⬩ secretly introduced
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enticed, secretly introduced, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 35, 19: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4
an-speca
A speaker against ⬩ an accuser ⬩ a persecutor ⬩ persecutor
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A speaker against, an accuser, a persecutor; persecutor
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
Linked entry: átor-spere
eár-spinl
An ear-ring ⬩ inauris
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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25
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
huntig-spere
A hunting-spear
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A hunting-spear, boar-spear Bárspere vel huntigspere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 23; Wrt. Voc. 35. 12
an-speca
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in Dict.:
eár-spinl
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For Prov. 25 substitute Gylden eárspinl inauris aurea, Kent. Gl. 963
eofor-spere
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A boar-spear Eofursperum venabulis, An. Ox. 7, 56
fela-specol
Similar entry: fela-sprecol
for-spild
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Onlícnesse ... ðára ðe hiera hátheortnes hié suíðe hrædlíce on færspild gelǽd typum eorum quos vehementer arripiens furor in praeceps ducit, Past. 295, 19. Cf. for-spildness. Add
ge-spelia
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Add: ge-speliga a vicar Crístes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt abba Christi agere vices in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, II. Þ hé (the king) sý on ware and on wearde Crístes gespeliga. Ll. Th. ii. 304, 24. Hé
nægel-spere
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A spear with a sharp point (?) Naeglsperu unguana Corp. Gl. H. 131, 260
spere-sceaft
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27
þréwel-spinl
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a crisping-pin Þréwelspinle (þrǽwel- ? þráwing- ?) calamistro, An. Ox. 23, 26
spear-hafoc
A sparrow-hawk ⬩ nisus ⬩ nisus
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A sparrow-hawk Spaerhabuc alietum (alietus an hobey, Wülck. Gl. 562, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 67. Spearhafuc, 7, 65: i. 280, 20. Spearhafoc hetum, 62, 16: accipiter vel raptor, 29, 58: ismarus ( = ismerlus? cf. French émerillon a merlin ), 63, 25
Linked entry: spær-habuc
spere-healf
The male side or line
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The male side or line (in speaking of inheritance. Cf. swert-, gér-máge, Grmm. R. A. 470) Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe, Chart. Th. 491, 20
Linked entries: spere-hand spinel-healf
spere-leás
Without a point or head
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Without a point or head Spereleás sceaft contus, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 42
spere-bróga
Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts
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Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts Ic spǽte sperebrógan . . . mé of hrife fleógaþ hyldepílas, Exon. Th. 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4