[ Spak], adj. wise, prudent, quiet, gentle, SD; spake, HD; spakliche, adv., SD; spakli, S2.—Icel. spakr, quiet, gentle, wise.
[ Spale], sb. a chip of wood, splinter, S, SD; spalle, Prompt.; spolle, Prompt.; spole, Voc.—Icel. spölr (spala, gen. pl.).
[ 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. spänen, 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-líra, ‘sura’ (Deut. 28. 35), speoru-líra (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. sparða.