twi-sprǽce
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Ne beó ðú nó tó tǽlende ne tó tweo-sprǽce ... ac beó leófwende, Exon. Th. 305, 19; Fä. 90. Twispréce a flattering (mouth, Prov. 26, 28); (os) lubricum, Kent. Gl. 1007. Word twispéces the words of a talebearer (Prov. 18, 8); verba bilinguis, 636.
hræd-sprǽce
Similar entry: un-hrædsprǽce
ymb-sprǽce
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Talked about Geond ðás eorþan ǽghwǽr sindon hiora gelícan hwón ymbsprǽce, Met. 10, 59
soþ-sprǽce
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Veracious Sé þe wǽre twispǽcc, weorðe sé sóðspǽce, Wlfst. 72, 16 note
án-spræce
One speaking ⬩ speaking as one
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One speaking, speaking as one, Ps. Th. 40, 7
Linked entry: -sprǽce
ídel-sprǽce
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Talking idly, vainly Ða felaídelsprǽcan multiloquio vacantes, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 25
god-sprǽce
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An oracle Wæs sum godsprǽce and heofonlíc onwrigenes oraculum cæleste, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 23
stunt-sprǽce
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Talking foolishly, foolish in speech Stuntspǽcne stultiloquum, Scint. 97, 10
yfel-sprǽce
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Of evil speech, evil-speaking Ða yfelsprǽcan tungan linguam maliloquam, Ps. Th. 11, 3
án-spræce
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saying the same, unanimous Worhton hý heora gemót and wǽran ealle ánsprǽce loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7
for-spræca
Similar entry: fore-spreca
ofer-sprǽce
speaking too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ zungun linguam magniloquum ⬩ saying more than is just or true
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speaking too much, talkative, loquacious Se ðe ofersprǽce biþ multiloquio subditus, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 97, 6. Se ofersprǽcea wer vir linguosus, 38, 8; Swt. 279, 21. Ne beo ðú tó oferspréce ac hlyst ǽlces monnes worda swíðe georne ' give every man thy
ge-sprǽce
Eloquent ⬩ affable ⬩ eloquens ⬩ affabilis
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Eloquent, affable; eloquens, affabilis Næs ic nǽfre gesprǽce non sum eloquens, Ex. 4, 10. He wæs eallum gesprǽce erat affabilis omnibus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 34
god-sprec
Similar entry: god-gesprec
god-sprec
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An oracle We neáh stódan ðǽm godsprecum we stood near to the oracles, Nar. 28, 32
ge-sprec
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See preceding word
ge-sprec
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
ge-spreca
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Drihten spræc wið Móises swá man spricð wið his freónd, Ex. 33, II), Wlfst. 13, 5. Add
for-spreca
one who speaks for another ⬩ an advocate
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one who speaks for another, an advocate, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 5
mid-spreca
One who speaks on behalf of another
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One who speaks on behalf of another Paulus wæs midspreca and bewerigend ðære ealdan ǽ Paul was an advocate and defender of the old law, Homl. Th. i. 388, 32