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spere-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
spere-bróga, an ; m.

Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts

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Terror caused by the casting of spears or darts Ic spǽte sperebrógan . . . mé of hrife fleógaþ hyldepílas, Exon. Th. 398, 27; Rä. 18, 4

spic-hús

(n.)
Grammar
spic-hús, es; n.

A larderlardarium

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A larder Spichús lardarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 16: lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3

spild-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
spild-síþ, es; m.

A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction

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A journey undertaken with the object of causing destruction, Cd. Th. 187, 18; Exod. 153

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

ge-speów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-speów, p.of gespówan.

prospered,

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prospered, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175

ge-spón

(v.)

alluredincited

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allured, incited, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1

a-spón

alluredinduced

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allured, induced, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1 : Ors. 4, 11 ; Bos. 97, 15

bealo-spell

(n.)
Grammar
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

for-speón

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

seduced

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

for-spild

(n.)
Grammar
for-spild, es; m.

Destructionperdĭtio

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Destruction; perdĭtio On forspild into destruction, Past. 40, 5; Cott. MS

Linked entries: for-spildness spild

fót-spor

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spor, es; n.

A foot-trackfoot-tracepĕdis vestīgium

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A foot-track, foot-trace; pĕdis vestīgium On ðæt fótspor on the foot-track, Lchdm. iii. 286, 3

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

land-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
land-spédig, adj.
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Rich in landed property, having large estates Landspédig locuples, Ælf. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 72; Wrt. Voc. 50, 52. Ðes and ðeós landspédiga hic et hæc locuples, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 22

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

lyge-spell

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