spawde

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spald, spalde, spaud, spaude, spaulde, spaule

Etymology

From Old French espalde (French épaule), from Latin spatula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspald(ə)/, /ˈspau̯d(ə)/

Noun

spawde (plural spawdes)

1. The shoulder; the shoulder blade.
2. A shoulder (cut of meat)

Descendants

• English: spauld
• Scots: spaul

References

• “spaud(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.