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for-spillan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
for-spillan, -spyllan; p. de; pp. ed [spillan to spill, spoil, destroy]
To spill, lose, waste, destroy, disperse; perdĕre, disperdĕre, dissĭpāre
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  • Darfus wolde hine sylfne forspillan

    Darius would destroy himself,

    • Ors. 3, 9
    • ;
    • Bos. 65, 40.
  • Alýfþ reste-dagum wel to dónne, hwæðer ðe yfele? sáwla gehǽlan, hwæðer ðe forspillan

    lĭcet sabbătis benefăcĕre, an măle? anĭmam salvam făcĕre, an perdĕre

    ?
    • Mk. Bos. 3, 4.
  • Se ðe wyle hys sáwle hále gedón, he hig forspilþ; and se ðe wyle hig for me forspyllan, se hig fint

    qui vŏluĕrit anĭmam suam salvam făcĕre, perdet eam; qui autem perdĭdĕrit anĭmam suam propter me, invĕniet eam.

    • Mt. Bos. 16, 25.
  • Ðú forspildest ealle ða ðe forligriaþ fram ðé

    perdīdisti omnes qui fornĭcantur abs te,

    • Ps. Spl. 72, 26.
  • He his gód forspilde

    dissipasset bŏna ipsīus,

    • Lk. Bos. 16, 1: 15, 13.
  • Ne forspil ðú sáwle míne

    ne perdas anĭmam meam,

    • Ps. Spl. 26, 9.
  • Ðæt he fordó oððe forspille of lande gemynd heora

    ut perdat de terra mĕmŏriam eōrum,

    • Ps. Lamb. 33, 17.
Etymology
[
Dut. ver-spillen to spend, waste.
]
Linked entries
v.  for-swat spilian swítan for-spyllan.
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