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spartle, sprattelt, Sprattl$t, sprattle, sprautle, sprottle,
spartle [spartl, spʌrtl]
n. A kick, a leap. A heaving or tossing of the body.
v. To leap, spring. To make a painful an laborious effort.
n. A kick, a leap. A heaving or tossing of the body.
v. To leap, spring. To make a painful an laborious effort.
sprattle [ˈspratl, spɔtl]
n. A scramble, sprawl. A strenuous effort, a contest, fight, struggle.
v. To scramble, struggle, sprawl.
pt. pp. sprattelt
n. A scramble, sprawl. A strenuous effort, a contest, fight, struggle.
v. To scramble, struggle, sprawl.
pt. pp. sprattelt
spat, spathie, spattie, spattit, spatty, spote, spottit,
spat [spat]
n. A spot, A quarrel. A shoal of herring-fry.
v. Of cloth in a loom: to develop defects and gaps in the weave as the web comes to an end.
pt. pp. spattit. adj. Spotty, spotted.
n. A spot, A quarrel. A shoal of herring-fry.
v. Of cloth in a loom: to develop defects and gaps in the weave as the web comes to an end.
pt. pp. spattit. adj. Spotty, spotted.
spattie
adj. Spotty, spotted.
n. SN. A river brown trout Salmo trutta.
adj. Spotty, spotted.
n. SN. A river brown trout Salmo trutta.
lammas-speet, spait, spate, speet, speeth,
spate [spet]
n. A flood, a torrent of water which bursts its banks. A sudden rise of water in a stream or river. Of rain: a torrential fall, heavy downfall. A flood of tears. A torrent of words etc.
v. To flood, swell. To rain heavily. To berate vehemently.
n. A flood, a torrent of water which bursts its banks. A sudden rise of water in a stream or river. Of rain: a torrential fall, heavy downfall. A flood of tears. A torrent of words etc.
v. To flood, swell. To rain heavily. To berate vehemently.
Compounds and phrases etc.
Lammas spate: A heavy flood of rain at the beginning of august.
spatral, spatrel, spatril,
spatrel [spatrəl]
n. A gaiter or spat. A musical note written on a score.
n. A gaiter or spat. A musical note written on a score.
spaacious, spacious, spaucious, spawcious,
spaucious [ˈspɑːʃəs ˈspɔːʃəs, N. I. ˈspaːʃəs]
adj. Spacious.
adj. Spacious.
spaul, spauld, spaull, spawl, speal, spole,
spaul [spɑːl, spɔːl, N. spaːl]
n. A limb, often the shoulder, the shoulder-bone. A rounded projecting piece of ground, a bank. Of a carcase: a joint, a shoulder or leg of mutton or beef etc., the wing or leg of a fowl, the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder-steak.
n. A limb, often the shoulder, the shoulder-bone. A rounded projecting piece of ground, a bank. Of a carcase: a joint, a shoulder or leg of mutton or beef etc., the wing or leg of a fowl, the cut of beef from the shoulder, shoulder-steak.
spave, spavened, spavie, spavie$t, spavied, spaviet, spavin, spavint, spavit,
spavin [ˈspeːvɪn]
n. A disease of the hock joint of a horse.
dim. spavie [ˈspeːvi]
n. A disease of the hock joint of a horse.
dim. spavie [ˈspeːvi]
spavie
v. To walk as if afflicted with spavin.
pt. pp. spavied adj. also spavint, spavit Afflicted with the spavin.
v. To walk as if afflicted with spavin.
pt. pp. spavied adj. also spavint, spavit Afflicted with the spavin.
spawn [spɑːn, spɔːn, N. I. apaːn]
n. The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.
v. When fish, frogs, etc. release or deposit eggs.
pt. pp. spawnt.
n. The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.
v. When fish, frogs, etc. release or deposit eggs.
pt. pp. spawnt.
bespak, bespake, bespeak, bespick, bespik, blyde-spokken, blythe-spoken, fair-spoken, ill-spaekin, ill-speak, ill-speakin, ill-spick, ill-spik, onspeykable, sooth-spoken, sooth-spokken, spaak, spack, spaek, spaekan, spaeker, spaekin, spaekker, spaik, spaiker, spaikin, spaikit, spak, spak$, spake, spaken, spaker, spakin, spakk, spakkan, spakken, spakkit, spakna, speak, speaker, speakie, speakin, speakit, speaky, speckin, speek, speekin, speik, speiker, speikin, spek, spek, speker, speker, spekin, spekkin, speyk, speyker, speykun, spic, spick, spicken, spicker, spickin, spiekin, spik, spiken, spiken, spiker, spikin, spikk, spikken, spikker, spikkie, spikkin, spikkit, spocken, spoek, spok, spoke, spoken, spokin, spokken, spokkin, spuk, spuken, spuker, spukin, spukken, spyk, spyke, spyker, unspaekable, unspaikable, unspeakable, unspeikable, unspekable, unspickable, unspikable, unspikkable, unspukable,
speak [spɪk, NN.b. spɛk]
n. Gossip, scandal-mongering, tittle-tattle. A speech. A pronouncement, statement, comment. A popular saying, proverbial uttstaberance. The subject, theme or occasion of topical conversation often current gossip or rumour, the talk of a place etc. A chat or conversation.
v. To speak. To order goods, ask in advance for the supply of, bespeak.
pt. spak [spak]
pp. spoken [ˈspokən]
n. Gossip, scandal-mongering, tittle-tattle. A speech. A pronouncement, statement, comment. A popular saying, proverbial uttstaberance. The subject, theme or occasion of topical conversation often current gossip or rumour, the talk of a place etc. A chat or conversation.
v. To speak. To order goods, ask in advance for the supply of, bespeak.
pt. spak [spak]
pp. spoken [ˈspokən]
Compounds and phrases etc.
bespeak [bəˈ-]: To bespeak. pt. bespak bespoke. pp. bespoken
blythe-spoken: I.Sh. Said of someone who speaks well of others.
fair-spoken: Frank, friendly, suave.
ill-speak: To slander.
ill-speakin: Slanderous.
sooth-spoken: I.Sh. Speaking English.
spakna: Did not speak.
speak back: To reply, retort.
speaker: A speaker.
speaky: A loquacious person.
speakin [spɪkɪn, NN.b. spɛkɪn]: Speaking.
speak wi: Speak to (someone).
unspeakable: Unspeakable.
unspoken: Not spoken of.
blythe-spoken: I.Sh. Said of someone who speaks well of others.
fair-spoken: Frank, friendly, suave.
ill-speak: To slander.
ill-speakin: Slanderous.
sooth-spoken: I.Sh. Speaking English.
spakna: Did not speak.
speak back: To reply, retort.
speaker: A speaker.
speaky: A loquacious person.
speakin [spɪkɪn, NN.b. spɛkɪn]: Speaking.
speak wi: Speak to (someone).
unspeakable: Unspeakable.
unspoken: Not spoken of.
shpeel, spail, spale, speal, speel, speil, spell, speyl, spiel,
speal [spil, spel]
n. A period or spell of time, anything lengthy.
v. To take turn at a job etc. To work or walk with great energy.
n. A period or spell of time, anything lengthy.
v. To take turn at a job etc. To work or walk with great energy.