bispell in Old English

IPA: /ˈbiːˌspell/, [ˈbiːˌspeɫ] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From bī- (“by”) + spell (“story, news”). More at bī-, spell. Compare Old Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|bī|spell|gloss1=by|gloss2=story, news}} bī- (“by”) + spell (“story, news”), {{cog|xcl|առասպել}} Old Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=bīspell|head2=|sort=}} bīspell n, {{ang-noun|n|head=bīspell}} bīspell n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|bīspell}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bīspell|bīspell|bīspell|bīspell|bīspelles|bīspella|bīspelle|bīspellum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: bīspell [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], bīspell [nominative, singular], bīspell [nominative, plural], bīspell [accusative, singular], bīspell [accusative, plural], bīspelles [genitive, singular], bīspella [genitive, plural], bīspelle [dative, singular], bīspellum [dative, plural]

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bīspelbōc"
    }
  ],
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bispel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bispel"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "byspel",
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          },
          "expansion": "Scots: byspel, byspale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: byspel, byspale"
    },
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        }
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    }
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  ],
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bīspella",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bīspelle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "bīspellum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "6": "bīspella",
        "7": "bīspelle",
        "8": "bīspellum",
        "num": "",
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          "_dis": "15 85",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "parable, story, fable, allegory"
      ],
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          "parable",
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        [
          "story",
          "story"
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        [
          "fable",
          "fable"
        ],
        [
          "allegory",
          "allegory"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːˌspell/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbiːˌspeɫ]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bispel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bīspel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bigspel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "biġspel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bispell"
}

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    "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
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    }
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    },
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      "form": "bīspelles",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "bīspelle",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "7": "bīspelle",
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          "pattern",
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          "story"
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          "fable",
          "fable"
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          "allegory",
          "allegory"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːˌspell/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbiːˌspeɫ]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "bispel"
    },
    {
      "word": "bīspel"
    },
    {
      "word": "bigspel"
    },
    {
      "word": "biġspel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bispell"
}

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"bispell" meaning in Old English

Noun