fore-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a sponsor ⬩ an advocate ⬩ a patron ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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One who speaks for another, a sponsor, an advocate, a patron; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Fore-speca [ = for-speca] causĭdĭcus, advŏcātus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 67; Wrt. Voc. 34, 2: Th. Diplm. A.D. 997; 539, 33; 540, 15
for-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus
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Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 5
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ge-speca
A speaker.
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A speaker
an-speca
A speaker against ⬩ an accuser ⬩ a persecutor ⬩ persecutor
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A speaker against, an accuser, a persecutor; persecutor
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spreca
A speaker, one who speaks in council (cf. sprǽc, VIII.), a councillor
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A speaker, one who speaks in council (cf. sprǽc, VIII.), a councillor Forht folces weard héht him fetigean sprecan síne, Cd. Th. 161, 18;Gen. 2667
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specca
A speck ⬩ spot ⬩ blot
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A speck, spot, blot Ðone sweartan speccan maculam pullam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 11: 92, 84. Speccan notae, 114, 80: 60, 18: scoriae, Hpt. Gl. 421, 59. Smire ða speccan (in a case of shingles) mid ðære sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 88, 19
spere
A spear ⬩ lance ⬩ pike ⬩ javelin ⬩ shooting pain ⬩ stitch ⬩ hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta
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A spear, lance, pike, javelin Spere lancea, falarica, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 11: 84, 17: falarica, ii. 86, 82: hasta, i. 287, 4: ii. 43, 19. Getridwet spere hasta, i. 35, 40. His sceaft ætstód ætforan him, swá ðæt ðæt spere him eode þurh út, Homl. Skt. i.
spéd
Speed ⬩ success ⬩ means ⬩ speed ⬩ quickness ⬩ speedily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speed ⬩ success ⬩ prosperous issue ⬩ means ⬩ substance ⬩ abundance ⬩ wealth ⬩ power ⬩ faculty ⬩ opportunity ⬩ means of doing anything ⬩ progeny ⬩ celeritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia
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Speed, success, means. The word is found in the following glosses Spoed proventus, praeventus, Txts. 88, 815: successus, 96, 940: praesidium, 89, 1648. Spéd proventus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 25: ii. 68, 44. Ðeós spéd haec ops, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 56; Zup. 67, 18.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Ongon Híga him specan on mid óðran onspecendan and wolde him óðflítan ðæt lond the five hides about which Æthelm Higa has a suit . . .
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spell
a story ⬩ narrative ⬩ account ⬩ relation ⬩ a historical narrative ⬩ history ⬩ a false or foolish story ⬩ a fable ⬩ an instructive talk ⬩ discourse ⬩ a philosophical argument ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ a saying ⬩ remark ⬩ sentence ⬩ statement of a single point ⬩ dictum ⬩ a saying that is to be repeated to another ⬩ a message ⬩ an announcement ⬩ speech ⬩ language of prose ⬩ a fable, tale ⬩ fabulatio, parabola ⬩ sermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythus ⬩ a saying
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a story, narrative, account, relation Ðæt is mǽre spell (the story of Lot's wife), Cd. Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566. Spelli relatu, Txts. 93, 1720. Ðá rehton hí him sum hálig spel exponebant illi quendam sacrae historiae sermonem, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 34. Se
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spíca
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
spáca
the spoke of a wheel ⬩ radius ⬩ radius, lignum in rota
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the spoke of a wheel Ða sélestan men faran néhst Gode, swá swá sió nafu férþ néhst ðære eaxe, and ða midmestan swá swá spácan; for ðam ðe ǽlces spácan biþ óþer ende fæst on ðære nafe, óþer on ðære felge . . . Ða felga hangiaþ on ðám spácan, Bt. 39, 7
Spéne
The Spaniards
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The Spaniards Amilcor wearð from Spénum ofslagen, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 31
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spelt
spelt ⬩ corn ⬩ spelta, far
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spelt, corn Spelt planta, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 11: 46, 66: faar, 287, 19: ii. 34, 38. Spelt sámgréne far serotina, 36, 39. Hwǽtes, speltes farris, 34, 37