spyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English spinnan.

Verb

spyn

1. Alternative form of spinnen

Etymology 2

From Old French espine and Latin spīna.

Noun

spyn

1. Alternative form of spyne

Swedish

Verb

spyn

1. inflection of spy:
   1. (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative
   2. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative
   • Dricken, så att I bliven druckna, och spyn, och fallen omkull utan att kunna stå upp

     Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more

     (Jeremiah 25:27)

Anagrams

• nyps