Obs. [f. SPATTLE v.1] Spitting; spittle.
c. 1000. Ælfric, Voc., in Wr.-Wülcker, 162. Pituita, i. minuta saliua, spatlung.
a. 1240. Lofsong, in O. E. Hom., I. 207. Bi his scornunge and bi his spotlunge and bufettunge.
a. 1240. Wohung, Ibid. 279. I for þe luue of þe þolede schome and bismere and schomeliche spateling of unwurði ribauz.
1576. Newton, Lemnies Complex., II. 106 b. Spettle, sweat, sneuel, spattling and Phlegme.
1611. Cotgr., Crachement, a spitting, spatling, spattering, spawling.