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spy
English
Etymology
From Middle English spien, aphetic variant of earlier espien (“to espy”), from Old French espier (“to spy”), from Frankish *speh?n (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *speh?n? (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *spe?- (“to look”). Akin to German spähen (“to spy”), Dutch spieden (“to spy”).
The noun displaced native Old English s??awere (literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "mirror." In this sense, the verb displaced Old English s??awian, which was also the word for "to watch" and became the Modern English word show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spa?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
spy (plural spies)
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
Synonyms
- intelligencer
- Thesaurus:spy
Translations
Derived terms
- spyess (a female spy)
- spy ring
Verb
spy (third-person singular simple present spies, present participle spying, simple past and past participle spied)
- (intransitive) To act as a spy.
- (transitive) To spot; to catch sight of.
- 1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Young Clergyman
- One in reading, skipped over all sentences where he spied a note of admiration.
- 1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Young Clergyman
- (intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- (transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
Translations
Derived terms
- spy on
- spyhop
Related terms
- spyglass
- spyware
See also
- Wikipedia article on spies
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (supai)
- ? Korean: ??? (seupai)
Anagrams
- PYs, SYP, YPs, pys
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *sp?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pty?w- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Swedish and Danish spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.
Noun
spy n (definite singular spyet) (uncountable)
- barf (US), vomit, spew
Verb
spy (present tense spyr, simple past spydde, past participle spydd)
- to barf (US), throw up, vomit, spew (also figurative)
Synonyms
- kaste opp
References
- “spy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse spýja. The noun is derived from the verb.
Verb
spy (present tense spyr, past tense spydde, past participle spydd/spytt, passive infinitive spyast, present participle spyande, imperative spy)
- (transitive, intransitive) to vomit
- (intransitive, about blowflies) to lay eggs
Derived terms
Noun
spy n (definite singular spyet, uncountable)
- vomit, sick
- (collective) eggs of a blowfly
References
- “spy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- syp
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse spýja, from Proto-Germanic *sp?wan?, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pty?w- (“to spit, vomit”). Compare Norwegian and Danish spy, Icelandic spýja, English spew, Dutch spuwen, German speien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spy?/
Verb
spy (present spyr, preterite spydde, supine spytt, imperative spy)
- to throw up, to vomit
Conjugation
Quotations
Synonyms
- kräkas
Related terms
- spya
- spyboll
Anagrams
- pys
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swy
English
Etymology
From German zwei. Doublet of tway.
Noun
swy (plural swies)
- (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
- (Australia, games) Two-up. [From 1913.]
- 1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306,
- “ […] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob at Swy.”
- 1953, Tom Inglis Moore (editor), Australia Writes, page 3,
- “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”
- 1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121,
- ‘ […] You?d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’
- 1951, Dymphna Cusack, Florence James, 1957, Come In Spinner, page 306,
- (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.
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