spreathn.

Brit.

/sprɪθ/, U.S.

/spriθ/, Scottish English

/spriθ/

Forms: Middle English–1500s spreith, Middle English spreithe (1500s spreicht), 1500s spreth, 1600s, 1800s spraith, 1600s– spreath.

Etymology: < Gaelic spréidh cattle. Compare inspreith n. and spreagh n.

Scottish. Now only archaic.

†1.

a. Booty, plunder, spoil. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder

reifOE

fang1016

fengc1175

purchasec1325

predec1330

robberyc1330

robbingsc1330

spoila1340

spoila1382

chevisance1393

waitha1400

fee14..

pilferc1400

pelfa1425

spreathc1425

butinc1450

emprisec1450

gain1473

despoil1474

pelfry?a1475

pilfery1489

spulyie1507

cheat1566

bootinga1572

booty1574

escheat1587

boot1598

exuvial1632

bootyn1635

polling1675

expilation1715

prog1727

swag1794

filch1798

spreaghery1814

stake1819

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. 6473 Off þat sprethe mony richit war þar.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. 6467 Son eftyr þai Donwart in þe towne helde þar way, And tuk þar spreithe and presowneris.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. vii. 27 Our othir feris rubbis, tursing away, fute hait, The spreith of Troy.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. xii. 6 Wardanes tway, For to observe and keip the spreith or pray.

†b. spec. Cattle taken as spoil. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder > taken in war or raid > cattle

spreath1513

hership1535

spreathc1700

steak raid1775

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. viii. 62 We com nocht hidder..To spuilȝe temples or riches of Libia, Nor by the coist na spreicht to drive awa.

2. A herd of cattle carried or driven off in a raiding expedition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > herd > of particular type

creaghta1599

spreathc1700

tailing-mob1885

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder > taken in war or raid > cattle

spreath1513

hership1535

spreathc1700

steak raid1775

c1700 J. Fraser Chron. Frasers (1905) 85 He wasted and spulied the whole country, carrying away a vast spreath of their strongest cattle.

1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 149 A party of the Camerons had come down to carry a spreath of cattle, as it was called, from Moray.

1874 A. Hislop Bk. Sc. Anecd. 273 Taking ‘spreaths’ or herds of cattle from their hereditary enemies.

3. A cattle-raid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > cattle-raiding or rustling > instance of

pound1386

spreath1773

1773 A. Radcliffe Lett. from Mount. (1813) I. 110 Those plunderers,..who used to consider making a spreath as a gallant exploit; now, a spreath was carrying away forcibly a herd of cattle, and fighting their way through all opposition.

1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 3 426 It was..the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments.

Derivatives

† spreath v. Obsolete intransitive to pillage or plunder.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > commit depredation [verb (intransitive)]

reaveOE

preyc1325

pillc1390

spoilc1400

spreathc1425

rive1489

poinda1500

to rug and reavea1500

to pill and poll1528

pilfer1548

fleece1575

plunder1642

spulyie1835

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. 6279 Scottismen wes all þat nycht sprethand, And maid all þairis þat euer þai fand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spreath
释义	spreathn. Brit. /sprɪθ/, U.S. /spriθ/, Scottish English /spriθ/ Forms: Middle English–1500s spreith, Middle English spreithe (1500s spreicht), 1500s spreth, 1600s, 1800s spraith, 1600s– spreath. Etymology: < Gaelic spréidh cattle. Compare inspreith n. and spreagh n. Scottish. Now only archaic. †1. a. Booty, plunder, spoil. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder reifOE fang1016 fengc1175 purchasec1325 predec1330 robberyc1330 robbingsc1330 spoila1340 spoila1382 chevisance1393 waitha1400 fee14.. pilferc1400 pelfa1425 spreathc1425 butinc1450 emprisec1450 gain1473 despoil1474 pelfry?a1475 pilfery1489 spulyie1507 cheat1566 bootinga1572 booty1574 escheat1587 boot1598 exuvial1632 bootyn1635 polling1675 expilation1715 prog1727 swag1794 filch1798 spreaghery1814 stake1819 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. 6473 Off þat sprethe mony richit war þar. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) viii. 6467 Son eftyr þai Donwart in þe towne helde þar way, And tuk þar spreithe and presowneris. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. vii. 27 Our othir feris rubbis, tursing away, fute hait, The spreith of Troy. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ii. xii. 6 Wardanes tway, For to observe and keip the spreith or pray. †b. spec. Cattle taken as spoil. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder > taken in war or raid > cattle spreath1513 hership1535 spreathc1700 steak raid1775 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. viii. 62 We com nocht hidder..To spuilȝe temples or riches of Libia, Nor by the coist na spreicht to drive awa. 2. A herd of cattle carried or driven off in a raiding expedition. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bos taurus or ox > [noun] > herd > of particular type creaghta1599 spreathc1700 tailing-mob1885 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stolen goods > [noun] > spoil or plunder > taken in war or raid > cattle spreath1513 hership1535 spreathc1700 steak raid1775 c1700 J. Fraser Chron. Frasers (1905) 85 He wasted and spulied the whole country, carrying away a vast spreath of their strongest cattle. 1794 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIII. 149 A party of the Camerons had come down to carry a spreath of cattle, as it was called, from Moray. 1874 A. Hislop Bk. Sc. Anecd. 273 Taking ‘spreaths’ or herds of cattle from their hereditary enemies. 3. A cattle-raid. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [noun] > cattle-raiding or rustling > instance of pound1386 spreath1773 1773 A. Radcliffe Lett. from Mount. (1813) I. 110 Those plunderers,..who used to consider making a spreath as a gallant exploit; now, a spreath was carrying away forcibly a herd of cattle, and fighting their way through all opposition. 1836 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 3 426 It was..the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments. Derivatives † spreath v. Obsolete intransitive to pillage or plunder. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > commit depredation [verb (intransitive)] reaveOE preyc1325 pillc1390 spoilc1400 spreathc1425 rive1489 poinda1500 to rug and reavea1500 to pill and poll1528 pilfer1548 fleece1575 plunder1642 spulyie1835 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. 6279 Scottismen wes all þat nycht sprethand, And maid all þairis þat euer þai fand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1425
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