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)

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