Obs. rare. Also 5 -yry. [ad. L. suspīrium: see prec.] A breathing, respiration.
1398. Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., V. lviii. (Bodl. MS.), lf. 29 b/1. By preucy suspiries [ed. 1495 suspyries; orig. respiracula] and ventinges it [sc. the marrow] feleþ þe vertue … of þe mone.
