For-speca

Old English Dictionary Entry

For-speca

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fore-speca, -spreca, -spræca, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 for-speca

m. One who speaks for another, a defender, advocate; advŏcātus, patrōnus :-- Forspeca vel mundbora advŏcātus, patrōnus, vel interpellātor, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 62; Wrt. Voc. 57, 42. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kinsmen, L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 14, 15, 16. Ðe hire forsprecan [-specan MS. B.] synd who are her advocates, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 5. for-speca

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛋᛈᛖᚳᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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