spae
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- spaer noun
Etymology
Origin of spae
1250–1300; Middle English span < Old Norse spā
Example Sentences
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Gie’s your loof, hinny, and let Auld Merren spae it to ye bonny.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
I'm now an auld man, and may be removed before the woes come to pass; but it requires not the e'e of prophecy to spae bloodshed and suffering, and many afflictions in your fortunes.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
Mother! mother! do not spae sorrow to your own child.
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
That ye like weel, an wad his fortune learn, I shall employ the farthest o' my skill, To spae it faithfully, be't good or ill.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
“Gie’s your loof,9 hinny,” says she, “and let me spae your weird to ye.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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