"Spaynard" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /spæi̯ˈnard/, /ˈspæi̯nard/, /spaːˈɲart/, /ˈspaːɲart/ (note: Early Scots) Forms: Spaynardes [plural], Spaignarde [alternative], spaynard [alternative], spaynarde [alternative], Spanȝart [alternative], Spanȝear [alternative], Spanȝeart [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French Espaignard; by surface analysis, Spayne (“Spain”) + -ard (“-ard”). First attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|-}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, {{bor|enm|frm|Espaignard}} Middle French Espaignard, {{surf|enm|Spayne|-ard|nocap=1|t1=Spain|t2=-ard}} by surface analysis, Spayne (“Spain”) + -ard (“-ard”), {{etydate|c|1390}} First attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} Spaynard, {{enm-noun|Spaynardes}} Spaynard (plural Spaynardes)
  1. An Iberian or Spaniard; a person from the Iberian peninsula. Tags: Late-Middle-English Synonyms: Spaynol
    Sense id: en-Spaynard-enm-noun-Ppn1I5-a Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ard, Demonyms Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 48 22 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ard: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 70 30
  2. (specifically) A Castilian; a person from the kingdom of Castile. Tags: Late-Middle-English, specifically
    Sense id: en-Spaynard-enm-noun-HyPbzKbl Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English terms suffixed with -ard, Spain Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 44 43 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ard: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Spain: 43 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspæi̯nard/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/spaːˈɲart/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspaːɲart/",
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      "form": "Spanȝear",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspæi̯nard/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/spaːˈɲart/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspaːɲart/",
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}

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