Middle English Dictionary Entry
spilinge ger.
Entry Info
Forms | spilinge ger. |
Etymology | Cp. spile n.(2) (a) |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In comb.: ~ nail, a top or other spinning toy.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475 PParv.(Win)429 : Spylynge nayle, spylkoke, or wyrlgyg, chylderys play: Giraculum.