Middle English Dictionary Entry
spagō n.
Entry Info
Forms | spagō n. |
Etymology | ML spagō, abl.sg. of L spacus string. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Twine, cord.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)271/19 : Summen..streyneþ dindimum &..bindiþ it wiþ spago [L spago].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. spago.