Spae

//speɪ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To divine; foretell. Scotland, archaic

    "A mermaid from the water rose, And spaed Sir Sinclair ill."

Example

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"A mermaid from the water rose, And spaed Sir Sinclair ill."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots spae.

Related phrases

spae-craft

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