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spae
[ spey ]
/ speɪ /
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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, nounWords 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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