† spyndev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. Probably: to attach, fasten. Cf. spen v. 1.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)]
fastenOE
fasta1225
tachec1315
to-seta1340
catcha1350
affichea1382
to put ona1382
tacka1387
to put to1396
adjoina1400
attach?a1400
bend1399
spyndec1400
to-tachc1400
affixc1448
complexc1470
setc1480
attouch1483
found?1541
obligate1547
patch1549
alligate1563
dight1572
inyoke1595
infixa1616
wreathe1643
adlige1650
adhibit1651
oblige1656
adent1658
to bring to1681
engage1766
superfix1766
to lap on1867
accrete1870
c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 104 Cables þay fasten; Wiȝt at þe wyndas weȝen her ankres, Spynde [MS unclear: perhaps read spende or sprude] spak to þe sprete þe spare bawe-lyne.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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