spere-bróga
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
A larder ⬩ lardarium
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A larder Spichús lardarium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 16: lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3
spild-síþ
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
A speaker.
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A speaker
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-speów
prospered,
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prospered, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175
ge-spón
allured ⬩ incited
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allured, incited, Chr. 905; Th. 182, 7, col. 1
a-spón
allured ⬩ induced
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allured, induced, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1 : Ors. 4, 11 ; Bos. 97, 15
bealo-spell
A baleful message or tale ⬩ perniciei nuntius
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A baleful message or tale; perniciei nuntius, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 5; Exod. 510
Linked entry: spell
for-speón
seduced
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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;
for-spild
Destruction ⬩ perdĭtio
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Destruction; perdĭtio On forspild into destruction, Past. 40, 5; Cott. MS
Linked entries: for-spildness spild
fót-spor
A foot-track ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ pĕdis 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
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
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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
A discourse ⬩ sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ treatise
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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
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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
fiction ⬩ fable
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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
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
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A pleasant message Leófspell manig, Elen. Kmbl. 2032; El. 1017
lyge-spell
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A false speech Mid ligespelle me[n]dosa mandata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 32