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spell1 †discourse OE.; formula of incantation. first in night-s. XIV. OE. spel(l) = OS., OHG. spel ON. spjall, Goth. spill recital, tale :- Gmc. *spellam; of unkn. orig. Comp. spellbound enchanted XVIII; hence spellbind vb., whence (U.S.) spellbinder XX
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