"spet" meaning in English

See spet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spet.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Inherited from Middle English spet. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:spet|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spet"> Inherited from 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 [Southern-England] Forms: spets [present, singular, third-person], spetting [participle, present], spetted [participle, past], spetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Inherited from Middle English spet. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:spet|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "spet", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="spet"> Inherited from 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 referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 78

Inflected forms

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