spae

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots spae.

Verb

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

1. (Scotland) To divine; foretell

Anagrams

• Paes, Peas, SEPA, apes, apse, peas

Alternative forms

• spay

Etymology

From Northern Middle English spā, from Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spe]
• (Insular Scots) IPA^(key): [spoː]

Verb

spae (third-person singular present spaes, present participle spaein, past spaed, past participle spaed)

1. to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes
2. to anticipate, wish, have ambitions for