Spayne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Speyne, Spaigne, Spayn, Spaine
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Espayne, from Late Latin Spania, from earlier Latin Hispānia, from Ancient Greek Ἱσπανία (Hispanía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯n(ə)/
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n(ə)
Proper noun
Spayne (plural Spaynes)
- Spain; the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castille.
Descendants
- English: Spain
- Scots: Spaingie
References
- “Spain(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.