"spet" meaning in English

See spet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spet.wav
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From Middle English spet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spet}} Middle English spet Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spet (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) spittle Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spet-en-noun-~Q5e4lYf

Verb

IPA: /spɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spet.wav Forms: spets [present, singular, third-person], spetting [participle, present], spetted [participle, past], spetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From Middle English spet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spet}} Middle English spet Head templates: {{en-verb}} spet (third-person singular simple present spets, present participle spetting, simple past and past participle spetted)
  1. To spit; to throw out.
    Sense id: en-spet-en-verb-mHN~0hvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77

Inflected forms

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