"spait" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [spet] Forms: spaits [plural]
Etymology: Etymology uncertain; possibly related to English spatter and Dutch spatten (“to spatter, splash”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sp(y)ēw, *spyū (whence English spit (“to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.”)), which is imitative of spitting. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|sco|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|en|spatter}} English spatter, {{cog|nl|spatten|t=to spatter, splash}} Dutch spatten (“to spatter, splash”), {{cog|ine-pro|*sp(y)ēw}} Proto-Indo-European *sp(y)ēw, {{m|ine-pro|*spyū}} *spyū, {{cog|en|spit|t=to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.}} English spit (“to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.”), {{glossary|imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|spaits|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} spait (plural spaits), {{sco-noun}} spait (plural spaits)
  1. (Middle Scots, archaic) spate Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-spait-sco-noun-U3MIuk5U Categories (other): Middle Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for spait meaning in Scots (2.5kB)

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