spae en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /spe/ (Scotland)
- /speɪ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots spae.
Meanings
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(Scotland, archaic) To divine; foretell.
A mermaid from the water rose, And spaed Sir Sinclair ill.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spaes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| spey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spaed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spaed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spaeing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spay | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
spaedom · spaewoman · spaeman · spaewife · spaer · spae-craft