Spang, sb. a metal fastening, brooch, clasp, buckle; spangs, pl., S3.—­AS. spange (Grein).

Spangele, sb. a small plate of shining metal used to ornament a bridle, lorale, Prompt.

Spanyn, v. to wean, Prompt.; spane, HD; spaned, H, Cath.—­Cp.  G. spAnen, OHG. (bi)_spenjan_, Du. spenen, see Weigand; cp. also AS. spana, ‘ubera’ (Voc.).

Spanynge, sb. a weaning, ablactacio, Cath., Prompt.

Sparkle, sb. spark.  Prompt. Comb.:  deed-sparcle (= Lat. fauilla), W2.

Sparlire, sb. the calf of the leg, HD; sparlyuer, sura, Trevisa (5. 355); sperlyuer, musculus, Voc.—­AS. spear-lA-ra, ‘sura’ (Deut. 28. 35), speoru-lA-ra (OET.).

Sparre, sb. a beam, bar, spar, C, S3, Prompt., Cath.—­AS. speoru (Voc.); cp.  Icel. sparri.

Sparthe, sb. axe, battle-axe, Prompt., Cath.; sparth, C, WA.—­Icel. sparA deg.a.

Sparwe, sb. sparrow, C, S2; sparowe, Prompt. Comb.:  spar-hauk, sparrow-hawk, C2; sperhauke, P.—­AS, spearwa.

Spatel, sb. spittle, S; see Spotil.

Spateling, sb. spitting, S.

Spealie, v. to tell, S; see Spellien.

Spec, pt. s. of Speken, q.v.

Spece, sb. species, kind, S, Prompt,—­Lat. speciem.  Cf. Spice.

Speche, sb. speech, S, S2, PP; spA|che, S; spek, S2.—­AS. spA|*c (Voc.).  See Speken.

Sped, sb. success, speed, S; speed, Prompt.—­AS. spA(C)d.

Spede-ful, adj. profitable, W; speedful, C3; spedfullest, superl., S3.

Speden, v. to succeed, prosper, speed, S, S2, S3; spet, pr. s., speeds, goes on, G; spedith, profits, S3, W2; spedde, pt. s., S, C2; sped, pp., S3.—­AS. spA(C)dan.

Speir, sb. sphere, S3; see Spere.

Speken, v. to speak, S, S2; spA|ken, S; spece, 1 pr. s., S; specA deg., pr. s., S; spA|c, pt. s., S; spac, S, S2; spak, S, S2; spec, S, spek, S; spake, 2 pt. s., S, G; speke, S; spA|kenn, pl., S; speken, S; speke, S2; speeke, S2; spekene, ger., S; speokene, S; i-speken, pp., S; ispeke, S.—­AS. specan (for sprecan), pt. spA|c, pp. specen.

Spell, sb. a discourse, story, S; spelle, dat., S, S2, C2.—­AS. spell.