spaeman

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots spaeman.

Noun

spaeman (plural spaemen)

1. (Scotland, archaic) prophet; diviner

References

• “spaeman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• man apes

Scots

Etymology

spae (“to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes”) +‎ man

Noun

spaeman (plural spaemen)

1. fortuneteller, diviner, prophet

Related terms

• spae-folk (“sorcerers, wizards”)
• spaer (“fortuneteller, soothsayer”)
• spaewife (“female fortuneteller”)