nægel-spere
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A spear with a sharp point (?) Naeglsperu unguana Corp. Gl. H. 131, 260
wæl-spere
A battle-spear ⬩ spear with which slaughter is to be wrought
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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31
spere-sceaft
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The shaft of a spear Hí ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27
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
wíg-spere
A war-spear
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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48
átor-spere
A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum
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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9
Linked entry: spere
scot-spere
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A spear for hurling, a javelin Scotsper[a], gára jaculorum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 52
pull-spere
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A pool-spear, a reed (such as grows by pools, cf. hreód-pól under pól) Pulsper harundinem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7
wan-spédig
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Poor, indigent Sum ǽhta onlíhð; sum bið won*-*spédig. Exon. Th. 295, 11 ; Crä. 31. Ðín wanspédiga mǽg attenuatus frater tuus, Lev. 25, 25. Ðás læssan lác, ðe wǽron wannspédigra manna lác. Homl. Th. i. 140, 6.
ǽht-spédig
Wealthy ⬩ rich ⬩ locuples ⬩ opulentus
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Wealthy, rich; locuples, opulentus Se is betra ðonne ðú, ǽhtspédigra feoh-gestreóna he is better than thou, richer in money-treasures Exon. 67a; Th. 248, 26; Jul. 101
Linked entry: spédig
a-spáw
vomited out
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vomited out;
a-speón
enticed ⬩ secretly introduced
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enticed, secretly introduced, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 35, 19: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4
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
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
freónd-spédig
Rich in friends ⬩ amīcōrum dīves
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Rich in friends; amīcōrum dīves Ðus mæg mihtig man, and freóndspédig, his dǽdbóte, mid freónda fultume, micelum gelíhtan thus may a powerful man, and rich in friends, greatly lighten his penance, with the help of his friends, L. P. M; Th. ii. 286, 13
inwit-spell
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A tale of evil, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 9; Gen. 2024
med-spédig
Unprosperous ⬩ poorly provided
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Unprosperous, poorly provided Ne biþ ǽnig ðæs earfoþsǽlig mon on moldan, ne ðæs medspédig ðæt hine se árgifa ealles biscyrge módes cræfta no man upon earth is there of such hard fortune or so meanly endowed, that the gracious giver quite cuts him off