"spae" meaning in English

See spae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: spaes [present, singular, third-person], spaeing [participle, present], spaed [participle, past], spaed [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots spae. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|enm|non|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor+|en|sco|spae}} Borrowed from Scots spae Head templates: {{en-verb}} spae (third-person singular simple present spaes, present participle spaeing, simple past and past participle spaed)
  1. (Scotland) To divine; foretell. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: spay Derived forms: spae-craft, spaeman, spaewife
    Sense id: en-spae-en-verb-HNmxZ~jD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish English, Middle English links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant target parameters: 38 40 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 38 12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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