splayen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
An aphetic form of displayen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
splayen (third-person singular simple present splayeth, present participle splayende, splayynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle splayed)
- To raise or unfold a banner.
- To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
- (rare) To spread as to display or make visible.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of splayen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “splaien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.