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bi-spanan

  • verb [ strong ]
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bi-spanan, p. -spón, -speón; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.
To allure, entice, incite, urge; allicere, illicere, seducere, incitare, impellere
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  • Ic Herode in hyge bispeón, ðæt he Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan

    I Herod in mind incited, that he commanded John's head to be cut off,

      Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 8; Jul. 294.
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v. be-spanan.
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