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spáca

(n.)
Grammar
spáca, an; m.

the spoke of a wheelradiusradius, lignum in rota

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Ða felga hangiaþ on ðám spácan, Bt. 39, 7; Fox 222, 1-13. Spácan radii, Wrt. Voc. 1. 16, 23: 284, 47: 66, 54. part of the body [= ribb-spácan] Spácan radioli, 65, 21

spæc

(n.)
Grammar
spæc, es; m. (?) n. (?)

A thin twigtendrilrunnersarmentum, cremium, fasciculus ex siccis lignis, malleolus, ramus

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Ðara spaca speldra malleoli (malleolus manipulus sparteus pice contectus quem incensum in muros jaciebant), 54, 57

Linked entries: speld spræc

spadu

(n.)
Grammar
spadu, an, e; f.: spada (?); m.

A spadesarculum, rastrum

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A spade Spadu fossorium; spada vanga; spad[u?] scudicia vel fossorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 14, 8, 29. Spadu, spædu uanga vel fossorium, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 318, 17. Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe, nú mé wana is ǽgðer ge spadu ge mattuc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 765. Sum

Linked entries: spad spada spædu

spala

(n.)
Grammar
spala, an; m.

A representativesubstitute

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A representative, substitute Gif hé untrum byþ, begyte him lahlícne spalan, L. Wil. ii. 2; Th. i. 489, 16

spanu

(n.)
Grammar
spanu, e, an; f.

A teata cow's papthe teats of a cowa teat, dug

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A teat Tittas mammille, spana ubera, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 30. Tittas oððe sponan mammillas, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 24

Linked entry: sponan

spátl

(n.)
Grammar
spátl, es; n.

Spittlesalivasputum, screa, saliva,

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Spittle, saliva Spátl sputum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 21. Hé worhte fenn of his spátle he made clay of the spotle (Wick), Jn. Skt. 9, 6. Ðín spátl spíw on, Lchdm. ii. 322, 7: 24, 8: 36, 17. Se ná ne forbeág mid his nebbe ðara triówleásena monna spátl, Past

Linked entries: spádl spǽtl

spada

Similar entry: spadu

speca

Similar entry: spreca

spíca

(n.)
Grammar
spíca, an; m.

Spikenard

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Spikenard; any aromatic herb(?) Ðeós smerenes wæs geworht of ehtaténe cynna wyrtum; ðǽr wǽron þreó ða betstan — ele, nardus, spíca (or is this merely the Latin word?), Blickl. Homl. 73, 21. Lǽcedóm . . . spícan wiþ útsihtan, and dracontjan wiþ fúle horas

spær

(adj.)
Grammar
spær, adj.

Sparefrugalparcus

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Spare, frugal Spær mete parcus cibus, Scint. 52, 6

spade

(n.)

eunuchus

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eunuchus Eviratus, i. effeminatus, eunuchus, enervus spade, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 37

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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To allure, entice, lure, decoy, attract, urge Spenst illicias, Hpt. Gl. 524, 9. Spones inlicias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 7 : 87, 26. in a good sense, with a preposition marking the direction of aim Ðú spenst (spænst, Cott. MS.) mé on ða mǽstan sprǽce and

spann

(n.)
Grammar
spann, e; f.

A spancubitusa span

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A span Span vel handbred palmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 52. Wæs se líchoma sponne lengra ðære ðrýh invenerunt corpus mensura palmi longius esse sarcofago, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 5

Linked entry: sponn

spátl

Grammar
spátl, [El. 300. The MS. has spald.]
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Se sácerd æthrínð mid his spátle þæs mannes nose and eáran, Wlfst. 35, 12. Add

spearca

(n.)
Grammar
spearca, an; m.

A spark

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A spark. literal Spærca scintella, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 21. Spearca scintilla, i. 66, 39 : 284, 14. Ne biþ ðǽr leóhtes án lytel spearca, Wulfst. 139, 11. Sleá hé him ánne spearcan, Lchdm. ii. 290, 17. Hí ásprungan up swá swá spearcan, Homl. Th. ii. 350

Linked entry: spærca

spanan

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Add Speón suasit, An. Ox. 43, 9. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Forgif mé þám men þe mín mód mé tó spenð, Hml. S. 3, 390. For hwon hé geþrýsstlǽhte ꝥ hé héte þone Godes wer swá swæncan and tó him spanan (gelangian, v. l.) cur ad exhibendum Dei hominem

spranca

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Sprancena sarmentorum, i, uiminum, An. Ox. 2640. (This and Hpt. Gl. 468, 22 are glosses to the same passage, Ald. 36, 5). Add

spreca

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spærca

Similar entry: spearca

specan

Similar entry: sprecan