splayen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

An aphetic form of displayen.

Pronunciation

Verb

splayen (third-person singular simple present splayeth, present participle splayende, splayynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle splayed)

  1. To raise or unfold a banner.
  2. To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
  3. (rare) To spread as to display or make visible.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: splay
  • Scots: splay

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