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ende-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
ende-spæc, ende-sprǽc, -spǽc, e; f.

An epilogue

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An epilogue Þysse lyttlan bóce endespǽce hujus libelluli epilogum, Angl. xiii. 447, 1166. Substitute:

fore-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spæc, fóre-spæc. l. fore-spǽc
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and take instances to fore-sprǽc

ge-spédan

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Gespéd ł gesundful síðfæt hé dǽþ ús prosperum iter faciet nobis, Ps. L. 67, 20. Seó hǽl wearð gespéd on Iudan handum. Hml. S. 25, 286. Add

gewriþ-spere

Similar entry: ge-wriþ

god-sprec

Similar entry: god-gesprec

lár-spell

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Lárspell ( as heading to a homily ), Wlfst. 232, 11 : 242, 22: 250, 14: 266, 1. Mid lárspelle bodian predicare Chrd. 50, 7. Marcus, þe wæs mid Petre on láre, wrát þá óðre bóc ( the second gospel) be Petres bodunge be þám þe hé geleornode on his lárspellum

mis-sprecan

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Add:

on-spell

Similar entry: an

sóþ-spell

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Ðyllice leásunga hí worhton, and mihton eáþe secgan sóþspell, gif him þá leásunga nǽron swétran, Bt. 35, 4; F. 162, 15. Add

spell-stów

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Onforan þá spelstówe, C. D. i. 109, 10. Add

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C. D. ii. 399

byg-spæc

Similar entry: bí-swæc

ribb-spácan

(n.)
Grammar
ribb-spácan, pl. n.

Rib-spokesthe brisket

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Rib-spokes, the brisket (?) [cf. Icel. bring-spelir 'breast-rails,' the brisket or part where the lower ribs are joined with the cartilago ensiformis] Ribbspácan radiolus, Wrt. i. 283. 47

sár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
sár-spell, es; n.

A sorrowful speech, a lament

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A sorrowful speech, a lament Ic secge ðissárspell and ymb síþ spræce, Exon. Th. 458, 6; Hy. 4, 96

wæl-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-spere, es; n.

A battle-spearspear 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

æfter-sprecan

Grammar
æfter-sprecan, l. æfter sprecan.

Similar entry: sprecan

wíg-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-spere, es; n.

A war-spear

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A war-spear Wigspere falarica vel fala Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 48

gúþ-spell

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-spell, es; n.

War-tidings

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War-tidings, Cd. 97; Th. 126, 18; Gen. 2097

haran-specel

(n.)
Grammar
haran-specel, -sprecel

viper's buglossechium vulgare

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viper's bugloss; echium vulgare, Lchdm. iii. 330

Linked entries: specel sprecel

spear-lira

(n.)
Grammar
spear-lira, an; m.

The calf of the leg

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The calf of the leg Spærlira sura, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55. Sperlira, 65, 43. Spærlirena surarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 56. Spærlirum suris, 483, 37. Spærliran suras, 482, 65. On spearlirum in suris, Deut. 28, 35. Speoruliran suras, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10