snelness
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Quickness, readiness, activity, agility Hé slóh swá hé hine ( the ball ) nǽfre feallan ne lét. Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt hé wiste ðæt hé næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan, Ap. Th. 13, 7
Snotingahám-scír
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Nottinghamshire, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 8
snýting
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A clearing of the nose, sneezing Snýtingc vel fneósung sternutatio vel sternutamentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 20
sóftness
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Softness, ease; in a bad sense, luxury, effeminacy Heora fela wǽron mid olfendes hǽrum tó líce gescrýdde, and ðǽr láðode sóftnys, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 24. Mid sóftnysse and mid yfelum lustum, i. 270, 5: Homl. As. 15, 59. Ða ðe ðǽr ( in heaven ) singaþ
sóm
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agreement, concord Beó eallum mannum sibb and sóm gemǽne, and ǽlc sacu tótwǽmed, L. Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 28: L. C. E. 17; Th. i. 370, 10: Wulfst. 118, 3. Ðám dómbócum ðe se heofonlíca Wealdend his folce gesette tó sóme and tó sehtnesse, Homl. Th.
spéd
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Speed, success, means. The word is found in the following glosses Spoed proventus, praeventus, Txts. 88, 815: successus, 96, 940: praesidium, 89, 1648. Spéd proventus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 25: ii. 68, 44. Ðeós spéd haec ops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56; Zup. 67, 18.
spédigness
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Wealth, opulence Welan, spédignesse opulentia, Hpt. Gl. 491, 9
speling
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The taking the place of another, the acting as the representative of another Cristes gespelia hé (the abbot) is and his note and spelinge on mynstre healt Christi uices agere in monasterio creditur, R. Ben. 10, 12
spendung
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Spending Sum underféhþ eorðlíce ǽhta and se sceal ðæs pundes spendunge Gode ágifan of his ǽhtum one receives earthly possessions, and he must repay the spending of the pound to God out of his possessions Homl. Th. ii. 556, 29
speówung
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Spewing, vomiting Speówung evomatio Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 40
spilling
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Destruction, waste Nán þing . . . búton folces geswinc and feós spylling and heora feónda forðbylding, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 37
spinel-healf
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Tie female side or line: — Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21. [Cf. O. Frs. spindel-sída. v. Richthofen, O. Frs. Dict.] Cf. wíf-hand, and see spere-healf
sorhleást
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Security Gif ðú gesihst ðæt ðú on wætere fægere in gá oððe ófer gá, sorhleáste getácnaþ. Gif ðú gesihst ðæt ðú mid swurde bist begyrd, sorhleáste hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 212, 30-33
sóþ-sagu
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true speech, truth On manna gehwylces móde and múðe sóðsagu stande, Wulfst. 74, 16. a true saying, a history Sóðsaga historia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 4: historiae, 7, 9
spærness
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Sparingness, frugality, parsimony Spærnes frugalitas, i. temperantia, parcitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 29. Drences and metes spearness potus cibique parcitas, Hymn. Surt. 9, 24. Spærnisse, Rtl. 163, 7. Spærnesse frugalitatis, Hpt. Gl. 456, 56: frugalitatis
spǽtung
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Spitting, expectoration Gelóme spǽtunga oððe hrǽcunga, Lchdm. ii. 174, 20
smeoru-mangestre
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A butter-woman, woman who deals in butter and cheese Smeremangestre, que mangonant in caseo et butiro, L. Eth. iv. 2 ; Th. i. 301, 5
Linked entry: mangestre
smiþþe
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A smithy, a smith's workshop Smiððe officina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 12: i. 34, 55: 73, 27. Smiþþe, 286, 75. Smiðþe vel weorchús, 58, 23. On smiððan in conflatorio, Kent. Gl. 1033. Hwæt sylst ðú ( the smith ) ús on smiþþan ðínre búton ísene fýrspearcan, Coll
snacc
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A swift-sailing vessel Ðá lét Eádweard cyng scypian xl snacca, Chr. 1052; Erl. 182, 36. Hé fór tó Scotlande mid xii snaccum, 1066; Erl. 201, 8
snǽd
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A cut, slice, morsel, bit Snǽd offa, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 73: morsus ii. 58, 12. Spices snǽd offella vel particula, i. 27, 19. Seó snǽd ðæs húsles ðe heó þicgan sceolde, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 26: Salm. Kmbl. 809; Sal. 404. Hé began tó etenne; hé feóll ðá æt