beót-word
a word of threatening ⬩ threats ⬩ minæ ⬩ a word of boasting ⬩ jactationis verbum
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[beót III. a boasting] a word of boasting; jactationis verbum Beówulf beótwordum spræc Beowulf spake in words of boasting Beo. Th. 5014; B. 2510
Linked entry: word
and-weardlíce
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Swá Drihten ondweardlíce ( when present with them ) spræc tó his gingrum, Bl. H. 131, 30. Add
forþ-riht
Right forth ⬩ distinct ⬩ plain
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Right forth, distinct, plain; hence, forþriht spræc plain speech, prose; prōsa == prorsa, i. e. proversa, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: forþ-rihtes
prút-swangor
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Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men . . . hé wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, Wlfst. 257, 12
prút-scipe
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Múþ heora spræc prútscipe ( superbiam ), Ps. Lamb. 16, 10
on-stál
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Add: Cf. on-spræ̂c
á-swǽtan
To break out into a sweat
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To break out into a sweat On ðǽm miclan wintreg cele þonne hé ymb þæt spræc ðonne áswǽtte he call, Shrn. 51, 34
GAF
Base ⬩ vile ⬩ lewd ⬩ turpis ⬩ vīlis ⬩ lŏquax
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Base, vile, lewd; turpis, vīlis, lŏquax Hwǽr biþ his gaf spræc where will be his wanton discourse? Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 28
Linked entries: gaffetung ge-gaf-sprǽc
óþ-swígan
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to stop speaking, become silent Hé spræc tó his liornæra sumum, and ðá fǽringa óþswígde hé suǽ hé hwæshwegu hercnade, Shrn. 72, 24
un-cumlíðe
Inhospitable
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Inhospitable Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men, ðe ... him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, and hé wæs uncumlíðe, Wulfst. 257, 14
of-niman
to fail ⬩ to decrease, wane
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to fail Be ðam ðe him his sprǽc ofnimþ de eo cui sermo deficit L. Ecg. P. i. tit. 3; Th. ii. 170, 6
for-hátena
An ill-named, or a reprobate person ⬩ fāmōsus ⬩ perdĭtus
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An ill-named, or a reprobate person; fāmōsus, perdĭtus Ðá se forhátena spræc then spake the reprobate one. Cd. 29; Th. 38, 20; Gen. 609
ǽn-líce
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Ðá cwæð ðæt folc ðæt hé ǽnlíce spræc, 18, 111: 36, 79: Hml. A. 103, 44. Add
ofer-mæcga
A man superior to others, an illustrious person ⬩ a mighty champion
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A man superior to others, an illustrious person Ofermæcga spræc dýre Dryhtnes þegn the angel sent to save Guthlac Exon. Th. 143, 21; Gu. 664
gealpettung
Noisy, boastful talking
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Noisy, boastful talking Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode hé mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27
Linked entry: gealpettan
Anglisc
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English Ongliscre sprǽce, Hml. S. 16, 33
ful-þiclíce
Full thickly ⬩ very often ⬩ very frequently ⬩ persæpe ⬩ frequentissĭme
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Full thickly, very often, very frequently; persæpe, frequentissĭme Heó spræc to Adame fulþiclíce she spoke to Adam very frequently, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 6; Gen. 705
Linked entry: þiclíce
Lǽden
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On Lýdenre sprǽce, Angl. viii. 313, 19. Add
worn
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Swá swá hé spræc tó fæderum úrum (Abraham) and sǽdes worne (sædsworne, MS.) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55. Add
cép-sceamol
A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury ⬩ telonium = τελώνιον , gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον
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A toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury; telonium = τελώνιον gazophylacium = γαζοφυλάκιον Ðás word he spræc æt cép-sceamole hæe verba locutus est in gazophylacio, Jn. Foxe 8, 20