Middle English Dictionary Entry
spitten v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | spitten v.(2) P.pl. spitten; ppl. spiten. |
| Etymology | OE spittan |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)9.184 : An hep of eremites henten hem spades, Spitten and spradde donge in despit of hunger.
- a1450 LDirige(1) (Dgb 102)297 : Who ȝeueþ to me..Wordes..wryten With an yren poyntel, Or in a flynt grauen and spyten By craft of werk withoute chysel?