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fýr-spearca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-spearca, an; m.

A fire-sparkscintilla

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A fire-spark; scintilla Búton ísene fýrspearcan nĭsi ferreas scintillas, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 5

Linked entry: spearca

huntig-spere

(n.)
Grammar
huntig-spere, es; n.

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

inwit-spell

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-spell, es; n.
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A tale of evil, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 9; Gen. 2024

mis-sprecan

(v.)

to murmur

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to murmur Misspreca murmurari; missprécon murmurabant, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 43, 41

god-spell

(n.)
Grammar
god-spell, es; n.
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Gospel Gódspel evangelium, id est, bonum nuntium, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Wrt. Voc. 75, 9. Hér ys godspellys angyn initium euangelii, Mk. Skt. 1, 1. Gelýfaþ ðam godspelle credite euangelio, 15. Matheus ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan Matthew began first to write

god-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprec, es; n.
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An oracle We neáh stódan ðǽm godsprecum we stood near to the oracles, Nar. 28, 32

big-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
big-spæc, e; f.

A by-speech, deceivingsupplantatio

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A by-speech, deceiving; supplantatio

bí-spell

(n.)

a fable

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a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 19: Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 11

Linked entry: big-spell

táh-spora

(n.)
Grammar
táh-spora, -spura, an; m.

The point of the toe(?)

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The point of the toe(?) Táhspura calcis finis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 47. v. hand-spora, hél-spure, sporu

be-sprecan

(v.)

mentionto claimTo complain ofblameTo complain

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Substitute: to speak about, mention. Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml. Th. i. 374, 13. of legal proceedings

bismer-sprecan

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Dele

bí-spell

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Bíspel paradigma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 3. Þreó ðúsend bigspella Salomon gesette locutus est Salomon tria millia parabolas (1 Kings 4, 32), Hml. Th. ii. 578, 3. Ídele býspelln forbúh inanes fabulas devita, Scint. 213, 5. Add

big-spell

Similar entry: bí-spell

eofor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-spere, es; n.
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A boar-spear Eofursperum venabulis, An. Ox. 7, 56

fela-specol

Similar entry: fela-sprecol

for-spǽc

Similar entry: fóre-spræc

for-spræca

(n.)
Grammar
for-spræca, -spreca.

Similar entry: fore-spreca

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

ge-sprec

(n.)
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See preceding word

ge-sprecan

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Add: absolute, to speak, (i) to have the faculty of speech, not to be dumb Dumbo dyde ꝥte hiá gesprecas mutos fecit loqui, Mk. L. 7, 37. Gebróht wæs him dumb, and geleicnade hine suǽ ꝥ hé gespræc, Mt. L. 12, 22. Ðreátas geségon monigo gesprécon, 15,