sponeful

Middle English

Alternative forms

spone-ful, sponefull, sponful, sponfwl, sponne-fol

Etymology

From spone (“spoon”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspoːn(ə)ful/, /ˈspun(ə)ful/

Noun

sponeful

spoonful (amount that fits in a spoon)

Descendants

English: spoonful
Scots: spuinfu, speenfu, spinfu

References

“spọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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