"spenen" meaning in Middle English

See spenen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈspeːnən/
Etymology: From spenden, with the /d/ of that verb reinterpreted as the past-tense suffix -de. Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} spenen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|spen}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spenen [infinitive], to spenen [infinitive], spene [infinitive], spene [first-person, present, singular], spened [first-person, past, singular], spenest [present, second-person, singular], spenedest [past, second-person, singular], speneth [present, singular, third-person], spened [past, singular, third-person], spene [present, singular, subjunctive], spened [past, singular, subjunctive], spene [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], spenen [plural, present], spene [plural, present], speneden [past, plural], spenede [past, plural], speneth [imperative, plural, present], spene [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], spenynge [participle, present], spenende [participle, present], spened [participle, past], yspened [participle, past], spene [alternative]
  1. to spend
    Sense id: en-spenen-enm-verb-B70KjR1c Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 27 26 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 27 26 24 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} spenen
  1. alternative form of spinnen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spinnen
    Sense id: en-spenen-enm-verb-sUrkKMwF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 27 26 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 27 26 24 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "form": "spene",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spenede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "spenynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "spenende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spened",
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        "participle",
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    },
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      "form": "yspened",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "past",
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        "present"
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      "form": "spenynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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