† spondn.
Obsolete. rare.
A bed or couch.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > [noun]
restOE
bedc995
laira1000
couch1340
littera1400
libbege1567
pad1703
spond1763
fleabag1811
dab1812
snooze1819
downy1846
kip1879
the hay1903
Uncle Ned1925
rack1939
fart sack1943
sack1943
pit1948
uncle1982
1763 Brit. Mag. 4 196 She lay upon a spond covered with gold tissue, under a canopy of state.
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† spondv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To promise or pledge.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise or vow [verb (transitive)] > pledge or undertake to give or do
sweara1154
fast?a1160
plightc1275
givec1300
undertake1393
strokea1400
warranta1400
foldc1400
pledge?a1439
affiance1523
pass1528
betroth1573
assume1602
impawna1628
gagea1642
spond1698
guarantee1820
vouch1898
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 369 A time..of Labour and Travel, whereby they approve themselves what their Parents only Sponded for them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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