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meggie-spinnie, roch-spun, rough-spun, ruch-spun, spin, spinnan, spinner, spinnin, spinnin_jennie, spinnin-graith, spond, spun, spund, spunder, spundg, spunner,
spin [spɪn]
n. A tale, rumour, piece of gossip, a made-up story.
dim. spinnie A spinning wheel.
v. To spin, twist or roll tobacco. To bowl along, to progress favourably, to go well.
pt. span
pp. spun
n. A tale, rumour, piece of gossip, a made-up story.
dim. spinnie A spinning wheel.
v. To spin, twist or roll tobacco. To bowl along, to progress favourably, to go well.
pt. span
pp. spun
spinner [-ər]
n. Great speed, a whirling pace. I. A gallop. MN. A spider or C SN. crane fly Tipula oleracea.
v. To move with a spinning or spiral motion, to spin round. To ascend in a spiral form.
I. spunder [ˈspʌn(d)ər] contracted spund To gallop, run fast, rush, race, hurry.
n. Great speed, a whirling pace. I. A gallop. MN. A spider or C SN. crane fly Tipula oleracea.
v. To move with a spinning or spiral motion, to spin round. To ascend in a spiral form.
I. spunder [ˈspʌn(d)ər] contracted spund To gallop, run fast, rush, race, hurry.
Compounds and phrases etc.
at a spinner: At a smart rate of speed, at a dash.
meggie-spinnie: MN. A spider.
roch-spun: Coarsely made, rough, crude, of unpolished manners.
spinnin [-ɪn]: Spinning.
spinnin-graith: The wheel, rock and lint.
spinnin jennie: The daddy-longlegs.
meggie-spinnie: MN. A spider.
roch-spun: Coarsely made, rough, crude, of unpolished manners.
spinnin [-ɪn]: Spinning.
spinnin-graith: The wheel, rock and lint.
spinnin jennie: The daddy-longlegs.
binkie, goldie, goldy, gooldfinch, gooldie, gooldspring, goudspink, gouldie, gouldspink, gowdie, gowdspink, gowdspring, gowdy, spink, spinkie, spunk,
spink [spɪŋk]
n. S. The chaffinch Fringilla coelebs dim. spinkie. The characteristic note of certain birds.
v. Of a bird: to utter the note spink.
n. S. The chaffinch Fringilla coelebs dim. spinkie. The characteristic note of certain birds.
v. Of a bird: to utter the note spink.
Compounds and phrases etc.
gowdspink [ˈgʌudspɪŋk]: The goldfinch Carduelis carduelis.
dim. gowdie also NEC. the siskin Spinus spinus or NEC. goldcrest Regulus regulus.
dim. gowdie also NEC. the siskin Spinus spinus or NEC. goldcrest Regulus regulus.
spangle, spengle, spinle, spinn$l, spinnle, spinnle-shanks,
spinnle [spɪnl]
also spengle [spɛŋl]
n. A spindle. A weather vane. A spinning-top. A measure of yarn. The Spindle tree Euonymus europaea.
also spengle [spɛŋl]
n. A spindle. A weather vane. A spinning-top. A measure of yarn. The Spindle tree Euonymus europaea.
Compounds and phrases etc.
fairies' spinnles: I.Sh. The horsetail Equisetum arvense.
spinnle-shanks: Spindly legs.
trowie spinnle: I.Sh. The horsetail Equisetum arvense.
spinnle-shanks: Spindly legs.
trowie spinnle: I.Sh. The horsetail Equisetum arvense.
speenster, spinster, spunster,
spinster [ˈspɪnstər, ˈspʌnstər]
n. A spinster.
n. A spinster.
Spinyorra,
Spinyorra [ˈspɪnjɔrə]
pn. U. A fanciful, exotic place.
pn. U. A fanciful, exotic place.
speher, spehr, spire, spyre,
spire [ˈspaeər]
n. A spire. A young tree suitable for making into a spar or paling. A tapering tree or sapling.
v. To rise spirally.
n. A spire. A young tree suitable for making into a spar or paling. A tapering tree or sapling.
v. To rise spirally.
speyer, spire, spyre,
spire [ˈspaeər]
v. To dry out. To become parched, to wither To cause to fade or dry up.
v. To dry out. To become parched, to wither To cause to fade or dry up.
spirl, spirlie, spirlies, spirly,
spirl [spɪrl]
n. A small slender shoot of a plant.
n. A small slender shoot of a plant.
spirlie [ˈspɪrle]
n. A slender person. A thin column of smoke. A small spiral shell.
adj. Slender, thin, spindly.
n. A slender person. A thin column of smoke. A small spiral shell.
adj. Slender, thin, spindly.
sparlan, sparlin, sparling, sperling, spirlin, spirline, spirling, spirnling,
spirlin [ˈspɪrlɪn]
n. The smelt Osmerus eperlanus.
n. The smelt Osmerus eperlanus.
spat, speet, spit, spitle, spits, spittell, spitten, spitter, spitterie, spitterin, spitters, spittery, spittin, spittins, spittit, spittle, sput, sput, sputten, thunder-speet, thunner-speet, thunner-spit,
spit [spɪt]
n. Spit. Image, likeness, appearance.
v. To spit. To rain lightly.
pt. spittit, spat [spat] sput [spʌt]
pp. spittit, spitten, sputten
n. Spit. Image, likeness, appearance.
v. To spit. To rain lightly.
pt. spittit, spat [spat] sput [spʌt]
pp. spittit, spitten, sputten
spitter
n. A slight shower of rain or snow. Empty, frothy talk.
pl. spitters Small drops or flakes of wind-driven rain or snow.
v. Of rain or snow: to drizzle, fall in small drops or flakes.
n. A slight shower of rain or snow. Empty, frothy talk.
pl. spitters Small drops or flakes of wind-driven rain or snow.
v. Of rain or snow: to drizzle, fall in small drops or flakes.
Compounds and phrases etc.
spitterin: A slight shower of rain or snow.
spittin: Spitting, raining lightly. To have a remarkable resemblance to.
spittins: Spittle.
spittle [ˈspɪtl]: A quantity of saliva ejected at one time, a gob.
thunder-speet: I.Sh. Heavy rain and thunder.
spittin: Spitting, raining lightly. To have a remarkable resemblance to.
spittins: Spittle.
spittle [ˈspɪtl]: A quantity of saliva ejected at one time, a gob.
thunder-speet: I.Sh. Heavy rain and thunder.