Byspel definition
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of byspel -
byspell
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
byspel
Plural:
byspelsOrigin of byspel
- From Middle English bispel, byspell, from Old English, bīspel, biġspel (“proverb, parable, example, story”), from bī- (“by”) + spel (“talk, story”), equivalent to by- + spell. Cognate with Middle Dutch bijspel (“proverb, parable”), Low German bispeel (“example”), German Beispiel (“example”). More at by-, spell.
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