Middle English Dictionary Entry
spalanǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | spalanǧe n. Pl. spalanǧe, (early) spalanǧiones, spalonǧion. |
| Etymology | OE spalangio, -ius, spalongio (from L) & ML spalangia, AL spalangio (vars. of L phalangium, -ion). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A kind of venomous spider.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B)219/6 : Wið nædrane slite & wið þara wyrma, þæt man spalangiones hæteð, nim þisse wirte.
- c1225 Wor.Bod.Gloss.(Hat 76)21 : Spalangiones: spalongion.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)177a/b : Þey haue an Ilonde free and clene with oute venym; neuer þe lesse þere Inne breedeþ spalange [L spalangias id est quasdam araneas] þat ben venymous and attercoppes.