"spay" meaning in Scots

See spay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spays [plural]
Etymology: From Northern Middle English spā, from Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spehōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Cognate with Old High German spehōn (“to peer, spy”) (whence German spähen), Middle Dutch spien, spieden (“to spy”) (whence Dutch spieden). More at spy. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm-nor|spa|spā}} Northern Middle English spā, {{der|sco|non|spá||to foretell, prophesy}} Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{der|sco|ine-pro|*speḱ-||to look}} Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”), {{cog|goh|spehōn||to peer, spy}} Old High German spehōn (“to peer, spy”), {{cog|de|spähen}} German spähen, {{cog|dum|spien}} Middle Dutch spien, {{cog|nl|spieden}} Dutch spieden Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|spays|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} spay (plural spays), {{sco-noun}} spay (plural spays)
  1. A prophecy; omen
    Sense id: en-spay-sco-noun-E53gzHT8

Verb

Forms: spays [present, singular, third-person], spayin [participle, present], spayed [participle, past], spayed [past]
Etymology: From Northern Middle English spā, from Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spehōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Cognate with Old High German spehōn (“to peer, spy”) (whence German spähen), Middle Dutch spien, spieden (“to spy”) (whence Dutch spieden). More at spy. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm-nor|spa|spā}} Northern Middle English spā, {{der|sco|non|spá||to foretell, prophesy}} Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*spahōną}} Proto-Germanic *spahōną, {{der|sco|ine-pro|*speḱ-||to look}} Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”), {{cog|goh|spehōn||to peer, spy}} Old High German spehōn (“to peer, spy”), {{cog|de|spähen}} German spähen, {{cog|dum|spien}} Middle Dutch spien, {{cog|nl|spieden}} Dutch spieden Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spays, {{sco-verb/getPresP|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayin, {{sco-verb/getPast|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPastP|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPast|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPast|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPastP|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPast|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{sco-verb/getPastP|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spayed, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|spays|present participle|spayin|simple past and past participle|spayed|||head=}} spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spayin, simple past and past participle spayed), {{sco-verb|spays|spayin|spayed|spayed}} spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spayin, simple past and past participle spayed)
  1. alternative form of spae Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spae
    Sense id: en-spay-sco-verb-nx~TLyVs Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
     
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      "expansion": "spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spayin, simple past and past participle spayed)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spays",
        "2": "spayin",
        "3": "spayed",
        "4": "spayed"
      },
      "expansion": "spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spayin, simple past and past participle spayed)",
      "name": "sco-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "spae"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of spae"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spae",
          "spae#Scots"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spay"
}

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