Obs. rare. In 1, 3 spald, 5 spolde. [OE. spáld, var. of spádl, spátl SPATTLE sb.] Spittle.
a. 900. Cynewulf, Elene, 300. Ʒe mid horu speowdon on þæs andwlitan þe eow eaʓena leoht fram blindnesse bote ʓefremede … þurh þæt æðelc spald.
c. 1260. in Napier, Hist. Holy Rood Tree, 78/1. Þat leueli leor wid spald ischent.
c. 1450. Mirk’s Festial, 83. For þe spolde of a fasting man may sle any eddyr bodyly.
