Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    spae
    /speɪ/

    verb

    • 1. predict; foretell: Scottish "some Finns had spaed that he should settle in Iceland"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › spaeSPAE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spae definition: to prophesy; foretell; predict.. See examples of SPAE used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spaeSpae Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. ˈspā. spaed; spaeing. transitive verb. chiefly Scotland. : foretell. Word History. Etymology. Middle English span, from Old Norse spā; akin to Old High German spehōn to watch, spy — more at spy. First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of spae was in the 14th century.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPAE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. Scottish. to foretell (the future) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: from Old Norse. Word Frequency. spae in American English. (spei) transitive verb Word forms: spaed, spaeing. chiefly Scot. to prophesy; foretell; predict. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › spaeSpae - definition of spae by The Free Dictionary

    Define spae. spae synonyms, spae pronunciation, spae translation, English dictionary definition of spae. vb Scot to foretell Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006,...

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › spaespae - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · spae (third-person singular simple present spaes, present participle spaein, simple past spaed, past participle spaed) to prophesy , foretell , predict , tell fortunes to anticipate , wish , have ambitions for

  7. www.wordsense.eu › spaespae: meaning, definition - WordSense

    spae (third-person singular simple present spaes, present participle spaeing, simple past and past participle spaed) ( Scotland ) To divine ; foretell Related words & phrases

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › spae_vspae, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the verb spae is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for spae is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century.

  9. www.wordnik.com › words › spaespae - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    spae - definition and meaning. Define. Relate. List. Discuss. See. Hear. Love. Definitions. from The Century Dictionary. To foretell; divine; predict from signs or indications. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. intransitive verb Scot. To foretell; to divine.

  10. www.etymonline.com › word › spaespae | Etymology of spae by etymonline

    Apr 6, 2023 · spae. (v.) "foretell, divine, predict from signs," c. 1300, spa, a Northern and Scottish word, from Old Norse spa, cognate with Danish spaa "prophesy" and related to Old Saxon spahi, Old High German spahi "wise, skillful," Old High German spehon "to spy" (see spy (v.)).

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › spaeSpae Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Spae Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. (Scotland) To divine, to foretell.