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spae

[ spey ]
/ speɪ /

verb (used with object), spaed, spae·ing.Chiefly Scot.

to prophesy; foretell; predict.

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Origin of spae

1250–1300; Middle English span<Old Norse spā

OTHER WORDS FROM spae

spaer, noun

Words nearby spae

spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado, spae, spaetzle, spaewife, spag, spaghetti, spaghettification
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British Dictionary definitions for spae

spae
/ (speɪ) /

verb

Scot to foretell (the future)

Word Origin for spae

C14: from Old Norse
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