sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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To speak. to exercise the faculty of speech Se dumba spræc,Mt. Kmbl. 9, 33. Dumbe sprǽcon, Mk. Skt. 7, 37. Ðú byst suwiende, and ðú sprecan ne miht, Lk. Skt. 1, 20. Ænne lícþrowere . . . unsprecende forneán. . . . Rasilius gelǽdde hine forð wel sprecande
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
burh-spræc
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Civil or courtly speech, polite behaviour, urbanity; urbanus sermo, urbanitas, Cot. 202
for-speón
seduced
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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;
ge-rúm
Room, space ⬩ spătium
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Room, space; spătium Hí náuðer ne gestillan ne móton, ne eác swíðor styrian, ðonne he him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres toforlǽt they neither can be still, nor yet move farther, than he allows to them the space of his rein, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8. Eódon on gerúm
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geond-spǽtan
To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe ⬩ sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre
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To spit or squirt through, syringe through, to squirt water as through a syringe or pipe; sĭphonĭbus ăquam exprĭmĕre Ðú hie ǽlce dæge mid pípan geondspǽt do thou syringe through it every day with a tube, L. M. 2, 22; Lchdm. ii. 208, 26
Linked entry: spǽtan
sparian
to spare ⬩ to show mercy to ⬩ to refrain from injuring or destroying ⬩ to spare ⬩ preserve ⬩ not to use ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ parcere, fovere ⬩ to spare
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to spare, to show mercy to, to refrain from injuring or destroying Ic sparige oððe árige parco, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Zup. 180, 12. Ðætte hé spærio parcere, Rtl. 40, 19. with acc. Ic geswerge ðæt ic hí ne sparige, ac on spild giefe, Exon. Th. 247, 27; Jul
fóre-spræc
A fore-speech ⬩ preface ⬩ introduction ⬩ a speaking before for another ⬩ a fore-promise ⬩ præfātio ⬩ præ-sponsio
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A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præfātio, præ-sponsio Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St. Gregory made this book which people
bismer-spræc
A speaking blasphemy, blasphemy ⬩ blasphemia
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A speaking blasphemy, blasphemy; blasphemia
fyrstan
To give respite ⬩ indūcias facere
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To give respite; indūcias facere, Som. Ben. Lye
for-spenþ
entices
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entices, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 30;
bysmor-spræc
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A speaking blasphemy, blasphemy; blasphemia Ðes sprycþ bysmorspræce this [man] speaketh blasphemy; hic blasphernat, Mt. Bos. 9, 3. Ælc synn and bysmur-spræc byþ forgyfen mannum, sóþlíce ðæs Hálgan Gástes bysmurspræc ne byþ forgyfen omne peccatum et blasphemia
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delf-ísen
A digging-iron, spade ⬩ fossōrium
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A digging-iron, spade; fossōrium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90
pál
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Voc. i. 84, 69. a kind of hoe or spade Delfísen vel spadu vel pál fossorium, 16, 14
ge-sponnen
persuaded ⬩ drawn
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persuaded, drawn, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 5: 4, 23; S. 593, 17
costere
A digging tool ⬩ spade ⬩ fossorium
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A digging tool, spade; fossorium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossorium Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14
fore-spræc
A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio
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A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, excūsātio, astipŭlātio Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads
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for-spyrcan
To dry out ⬩ empty ⬩ exarescĕre ⬩ arēre
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To dry out, empty; exarescĕre, arēre Forspyrcende synd mine mearhcófan ossa mea aruērunt. Ps. Th. 101, 3
Linked entry: spircan
scofl
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Scofle, spadu capella, tuba, 128, 36. Scoble palas, 116, 13. Hé sceal habban spade, scofle, Anglia ix. 263, 6
frum-cyrr
A first turn or time ⬩ prīmæ vĭces
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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21
frist-mearc
Are interval of time ⬩ intermission ⬩ respite ⬩ intercăpēdo
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Are interval of time, intermission, respite; intercăpēdo Fristmearc intercapedo, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 158, 19