Old English Dictionary Entry

Un-spéd

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 un-spéd

f. Want, indigence, penury :-- Unspéde inopiae, Ps. Spl. 43, 27. For unspéda prae inopia, 87, 9. Ðiós of unspoed (unspoedum, Rush.) hire alle ða ðe hæfde sende haec de paenuria sua omnia quae habuit misit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 44. [It fel to mikel unspede it turned out very unfortunate, C. M. 15420. O. Sax. un-spód disadvantage O. H. Ger. un-spuot.] un-sped

Similar Words

U
uf-weard
ufan
ufan(-en(n)e)
ufan-cumende

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾ-ᛋᛈᛖᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

C.: Corpus Christi College MS
Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)

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