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spane (iou)



spane verb. ME.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch spanen, corresp. to Old High German spanan entice, ult. from Germanic base also of Middle Dutch, Middle Low German spenen: see SPEAN verb.]
verb trans. Wean; fig. separate or draw away from something. Scot. & north. ME.
verb intrans. Of corn: germinate, take root. north. M19.