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bealo-spell

(n.)
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bealo-spell, es; n.

A baleful message or taleperniciei nuntius

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A baleful message or tale; perniciei nuntius, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 5; Exod. 510

Linked entry: spell

bár-spere

(n.)
Grammar
bár-spere, es; n.

A BOAR SPEARvenabulum

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A BOAR SPEAR; venabulum Bárspere vel huntig-spere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 22

átor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
átor-spere, es; n.

A poisoned speartelum venenatum

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A poisoned spear; telum venenatum. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9

Linked entry: spere

for-speón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-speón, p. of for-spanan.

seduced

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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;

forþ-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-sprecan, p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speak forthspeak outprolŏqui

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To speak forth, speak out; prolŏqui Ic sceal forþsprecan gén ymbe Grendel I shall speak forth again about Grendel, Beo. Th. 4145; B. 2069

eald-spell

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

An old story antīqua narrātio

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An old story; antīqua narrātio Ælfréd us ealdspell reahte Alfred told us an old story, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 2; Met. Einl. 1. On ealdspellum in old tales, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19

lár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lár-spell, es; n.

A discoursesermonhomilytreatise

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A discourse, sermon, homily, treatise God cwæþ be láreówum on his lárspelle God said of teachers in his sermon, Homl. Th. ii. 320, 25. Se bisceop ðam folce sǽde lárspell, Homl. Skt. 3, 141. Ic gesett hæbbe wel feówertig lárspella I have composed quite

láð-spell

(n.)
Grammar
láð-spell, es; n.
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A painful, grievous story Hié ealle ðǽr ofslógon búton ánum se ðæt láðspel æt hám gebodade omnes ibidem trucidati sunt; uno tantum ad enunciandam cladem reservato, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2160; An. 1080: Exon. 52 b; Th. 182, 29; Gú. 1317

leás-spell

(n.)
Grammar
leás-spell, es; n.

fictionfable

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A false story, fiction, fable Leásspel figmenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 43. Be swylcum menn leásspell secgaþ de qualibus fabulæ ferunt, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 26

leásung-spell

(n.)
Grammar
leásung-spell, es; n.

a fable

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A false or foolish story, a fable Ðá hæfdon monige unwíse menn him tó worde and tó leásungspelle ðæt sió hǽte nǽre for hiora synnum ac sǽdon ðæt hió wǽre for Fetontis forscapunge ex quo quidam, dum non concedunt Deo potentiam, suas inanes ratiunculas

leóf-spell

(n.)
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leóf-spell, es; n.
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A pleasant message Leófspell manig, Elen. Kmbl. 2032; El. 1017

lyge-spell

(n.)
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lyge-spell, es; n.
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A false speech Mid ligespelle me[n]dosa mandata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 32

morgen-spell

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

A story or narrative told in the morning

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A story or narrative told in the morning Ðá wæs wíde lǽded mǽre morgenspel . . . ðæt Cristes ród funden wǽre, Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970

pull-spere

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

scot-spere

(n.)
Grammar
scot-spere, es; n.
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A spear for hurling, a javelin Scotsper[a], gára jaculorum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 52

be-speón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-speón, be-spón

allured, enticed

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allured, enticed, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18;; Similar entries p. of be-spanan

twi-sprecan

(v.)
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to murmur Hwisprendo ł tuispreccendo murmurantes, Jn. Skt. p. 4, 20

wiþ-sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sprecan, p. -spræc, pl. -sprǽcon; pp. -sprecen

To speak againstto revile

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To speak against, to revile From stefne edwétendes and wiðspreocen[des] a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, Ps. Surt. 43, 17

ymb-sprecan

(v.)
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to speak about something Alle yfle ymbsprécon omnes murmurabant Lk. Skt. 19, 7

big-spæc

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