Middle English Dictionary Entry

spādī adj.
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Entry Info

Forms spādī adj.
Etymology From LOE spæd, var. of sped phlegm, rheum; cp. MnE dial. spade, spady rheum.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. spiddi adj.
1.
Bleary with morbid matter, rheumy; also, as noun: morbid matter secreted in the eye.
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