"spayen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈspæi̯ən/ Forms: spayeth [present, singular, third-person], spayende [participle, present], spayynge [participle, present], spayed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], spaien [alternative], spay [alternative]
Etymology: From the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from Old French espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|espeier}} Anglo-Norman espeier, {{cog|fro|espeer||to cut with a sword}} Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), {{der|enm|fro|espee|t=sword}} Old French espee (“sword”), {{cog|fr|épée}} French épée Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} spayen, {{enm-verb|stem=spay}} spayen (third-person singular simple present spayeth, present participle spayende, spayynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle spayed)
  1. (transitive) to stab or kill, especially to kill (a deer) with a sword or other such stabbing or cutting weapon Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spayen-enm-verb-NptKt~Ju Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Violence: 45 55
  2. to spay
    Sense id: en-spayen-enm-verb-BkvC2A-G Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Violence: 45 55

Inflected forms

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