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Spanȝear(t, Spainȝard, n. Also: Spayn-, Spa(y)ng-, Spaing- and -ȝart, -ȝeard(e, -ȝarde, -yeart, -yart(e, -yert, -yeard, -yard, Spaniard, Spanerd, -yard, Spainyar, Spainart, -ard, Spaynerd, Spaneyard, Spangeart, -eard, -ard, Spaingȝaird, Spayngert, Spaingart. [Late ME and e.m.E. Spaignarde (c1400), Spaynarde (c1420), Spaynard (Caxton), Spanyard (1537), OF Espaignart, Espaniard (both in Godefroy).]

1. A Spaniard; freq. pl., also coll., the Spanish people, navy, etc.Also with def. art. in coll. sing., the Spanish people, nation or navy.sing. 1498 Halyb. 178.
Paid to the lytyll Spanȝart for prowndamas 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 340.
To the Spanȝard at was schip brokin in the Ilis 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 190.
I am informyt that thair is ane Spanyert send in Flanderis to bring Flemyngis in our contrar 1549 Compl. 131/8.
Ane Spangȝard of ane pure stait strak Ferrand Kyng of Spangȝe vitht ane knyf c1590 J. Stewart 61/145.
Spangard 1622-6 Bisset II 124/16.
Sanct Dominik patrone of the blak freiris wes ane Spanȝearde 1622-6 Bisset II 293/12.
Spanȝarde(b) 1603 Moysie 118.
Ane that called him selfe a Fleemyng, quhom they supponit to bein a Spaynyeard c1610 Melville Mem. 13.
Spainartpl. 1491 Treas. Acc. I 179.
To the Spanȝeartis that dansyt before the King on the cawsay of Edinburgh c1515 Asl. MS I 245/19.
Quhar the Scottis … faucht with the Spanȝardis 1496 Acta Conc. II 39.
Patrik Lindesay … schew … the rolment of his court that he had led apone the Franchmen and Spanȝartis tweching the stroublance … done be thame 1497 Acta Conc. II 93.
Certane servituris … quhilkis happinnit to be at ane debait with the Spanyartis in the toune of Lethe 1531 Bell. Boece I lvi.
Thay had thair hedis ay cowit, as the Spanyeartis usis 1550 Treas. Acc. IX 416.
Spanȝearttis 1570–1 Edinb. B. Rec. III 283.
Certane schippis … laidnyt with the guddis of … Spanyerttis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 184.
Ane pynnage, quhairin wer twa Spanȝeardis a1578 Pitsc. II 202/17.
The Duches of Parma and the Spanȝarttis did put all thame to deid that professit Godis word 1596 Lowe Spanish Sicknes ii.
The Spanyards … call it the Italian sicknes a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1825) 255.
To the marchands dyvers Spanyartis war addettit(b) 1521 Dundee B. Ct. I fol. 59b (20 Nov.).
Spangeartis 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 297.
Spangyarttis 1596 Aberd. B. Rec. II 148.
That proud natioun of the Spangeardis, quha hes maid … conqueis in dyvers partis of the wardill c1650 Spalding I 238.
Since the Spangȝeardis haue done the first act of hostilitie(c) 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I 26.
The empyre of Spaynȝeartis a1578 Pitsc. II 309/15.
Spainȝardis 1588 Bk. Univ. Kirk II 730.
Spainȝeards 1588–9 Ayr B. Acc. 161.
To the pure Spainyardis [sc. from the Armada] £4 1589 Edinb. B. Rec. V 7.
Spayngyerts 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V 16.
Spayngyerts 1591 Edinb. B. Rec. V 48.
Spaynyerts 1596 Dalr. I 73/23.
Spaynȝards 1594 Colville Lett. 262.
Spainȝeartis 1600-1610 Melvill xliv.
The Description of the Spainyarts' Naturall, … with sum exhortationes for warning of kirk and countrey 1600-1610 Melvill 463.
Spainyars c1615 Chron. Kings 90.
The Lord Gray … with four thousand Almanis and ane number of Spayngȝearttis, caussit mak ane forthe at Haddingtoune(d) 1570 Leslie 229.
Capitane Julian with his Spaniardis, quhilk served the King of Inglande 1685 Dunlop P. III 13.
Indians … who have … left off any comercie with the Spanyards 1685 Dunlop P. III 13.
New Maxico which … the Indians of that countrie have taken from the Spaniards(e) 1570 Leslie 229.
Spanerdis(f) 1596 Dalr. II 130/12.
Jhon Bartan … obteinet lettres … against the Spaynerds of Portugal, for the gudes reft … be the saidis of Portugal 1639 Baillie I 223.
That huge armie of Spainards now landed in England 1688 Sinclair Doctrine Sphere 61.
The Germans, the Frenches, and Spainards begin their day from the meridiancoll. sing. 1594 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 829.
The Spainȝeard quho … interprysed the conquiesch of this yle … waites only vpon a meitt occasioun to accomplish that his purpose 1610 Hist. Carnegies 345.
Spaingart 1610 Hist. Carnegies 345.
The Venetiens will be as glaid off thir wairis as the Spaingart ves quhen the pape and thay [etc.] 1643 Baillie II 82.
That other great support of Antichrist, the Spainard c1650 Spalding I 238.
The Hollandis Admirall ansuerit, that he had no order to assault the Spangȝeard vpone the Kingis road c1650 Spalding I 238.
He schot furiouslie vpone the Spangȝeard, the English fleet ryding still at anchor … .The Spangȝeard, seing this, … cuttit his cable, and gat wnder saill 1685 Dunlop P. III 13.
They … are inveterat enemies to the Spainȝard

b. A supporter of Spain, a sympathiser with Spanish policy. 1623 Mar & Kellie MSS Suppl. 169.
My Lord of Kairlille … whoe I think is noe great Spainyarte yet he speiks a great deall of honore of the King of Spaine 1623–4 Mar & Kellie MSS Suppl. 195.
Your Lordshipe shall heir … of my selfe as being a Spainyert now when the Prince and all the world hes left them. Doe not … beleive that I am ather Spainyart, Fleeming … or onyething uther then that I suld be

2. A Spanish ship. 1499 Halyb. 179.
Rassauit at that samyn tym out of the Spanȝeart a pok of the said woyll 1499 Halyb. 242.
Rasauit … out of the Spanȝear 2 b^r. of salmond, of the quhylk an was sowr or it cam out of the schip 1585 Burntisland B. Ct. 30 March.
For the half quartar of the schipp … callit the Marie Grace Spaingȝaird

3. A spaniel, the dog, ? by analogy with Spanȝell n.¹, n.² a1500 Sir Eger 480 (L).
Sir Eger says ‘Who makes that din?’ He said, ‘My spaneyard [P. spanyell hound] would be in’ 1513 Doug. ix Prol. 50 (Ruddim.).
He … culȝeis spanȝeartis [Ruthv. spanȝartis, C. spanȝellis] to chace partrik or quale