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an-speca

Grammar
an-speca, v. on-spreca
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in Dict.:

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

ge-sprec

(n.)
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god-spell

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Add: the body of doctrine taught by Christ and his apostles Þis godspel byð bodod ofer ealle eorðan praedicabitur hoc evangelium regni in universo orbe, Mt. 24, 14: 26, 13. On ealle þeóda ǽrest gebyrað beón ꝥ godspel gebodud, Mk. 13, 10. Þá apostolas

riht-spell

(n.)
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a noble discourse Ryhtspell monig Gregorius gleáwmód gindwód ðurh sefan snyttro, searoðonca hord, Past. 9, 10

sár-spell

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Add: a dolorous tale Se man sǽde fram helle síðfæte swylc sárspell, swylce nǽfre ǽr on men ne becÝóm, ne náht oft siððan, Shrn. 49, 10

weá-spell

(n.)
Grammar
weá-spell, es; n.

A tale of woe

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A tale of woe Æfter weáspelle ( the news of Æschere's death ), Beo. Th. 2634; B. 1315

wil-spell

(n.)
Grammar
wil-spell, es; n.

Welcome newsglad tidings

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Welcome news, glad tidings Wæs him frófra mǽst æt ðam willspelle (the news of the finding of the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1985; El. 994. Wilspella mǽst gesecgan, 1965; El. 984

sóþ-spell

(n.)

a true storyhistory

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a true story, history Sóðspell historia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 4

spær-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
spær-líc, adj.

Sparingfrugal

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Sparing, frugal Swá sperlíc tam frugalis, Hpt. Gl. 494, 43

spær-lira

Similar entry: spear-lira

spær-habuc

Similar entry: spear-hafoc

spær-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
spær-hende, adj.

Of sparing handfrugalsparingprodigus

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Of sparing hand, frugal, sparing Spærhende frugi vel parcus, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 6. Uncystig oþþe spærhynde (-hende) frugi, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Zup. 74, 12. Spærhynde parcus, Germ. 392, 66

Linked entry: spær

spear-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
spear-hafoc, es; m.

A sparrow-hawknisusnisus

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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

spell-bóc

(n.)

a book of homilies

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a book of homilies .i. full spelbóc wintres and sumeres, Chart. Th. 430, 21

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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one who delivers a message, or brings intelligence, a messenger, an ambassador Sancte Iohannes wæs gelíc Godes englum hé wæs béme, Cristes fricca on ðysne middangeard, wæs Godes Suna spellboda, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22. Hú ðæt wæs weallende spelboda, se

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spell-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
spell-cwide, es; m.

Historical narrative

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Historical narrative Ic wolde gesecgan and mid spellcwidum gemearcian, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 12

ge-speca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-speca, an; m.

A speaker.

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A speaker

ge-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sprec, es; n.

The power of speech

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The power of speech He him sealde monnes gesprec he should give him human speech, Shrn. 76, 23. Sealde he dumbum gesprec he gave speech to the dumb, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577

Linked entry: -sprec