splayen
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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.