spae

S1P3A1E1
US, UK/speɪ/Scotland/spe/

verb

To divine; foretell.

OriginScots spae →
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Meanings

verbspae (third-person singular simple present spaes, present participle spaeing, simple past and past participle spaed)

present singular third person spaes · participle present spaeing · participle past spaed · past spaed · alternative spay · alternative spey

  1. ScotlandarchaicTo divine; foretell.

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

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 242

Origin

  1. Scotsspae
  2. Scotsspae
  3. Englishspae

Borrowed from Scots spae.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spae

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

spae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spae

MLA

“spae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spae. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spae,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spae.

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