Spinne

But years later, when I told this story in Germany, people acted as though I must have a wild imagination (…. .dass ich "spinne"). ❋ Unknown (2009)

I that card and spinne both night and day, till I have worne the flesh from my fingers; yet all will hardly finde oyle to maintaine our Lampe. ❋ Unknown (2004)

One of them windeth vp and is very apt to spinne: therefore I will haue two other young men Russes to spinne, if they can finde good sureties for their trueth. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Therefore they haue neede to haue a place to worke in, in the winter: and at any hand let them haue helpe enough to spinne their stuffe: for seeing you haue great plentie of hempe there, and at a reasonable price, we trust we shallbe able to bring as good stuffe from thence, and better cheape then out of Danske: if it be diligently vsed; and haue a good ouerseer. ❋ Unknown (2003)

There are spent aboue fiftie barrels of tarre alreadie: you shall vnderstand that these eight workemen will spinne and lay aboue fourescore and tenne thousand pound of hempe, so it bee dressed readie to their hands, hauing two to turne the wheeles, and two to winde vp. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Therefore I would haue three Russes at the least to spinne, fiue of them will be as good as these three, and will not be so chargeable all, as one of these would be. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I would haue three Russes at the least to spinne, fiue of them will be as good as these three, and will not be so chargeable all, as one of these would be. ❋ Richard Hakluyt (1584)

Saturday, said she, I must goe to Florence, to carry home such yarne as was sent me to spinne, and to amend my spinning wheele: if you will lend mee ten Florines, wherewith I know you are alwayes furnished, I shall redeeme from the Usurer my best peticote, and my wedding gowne (both well neere lost for lacke of repaiment) without which I cannot be seene at Church, or in any other good place else, and then afterward other matters may be accomplished. ❋ Unknown (2004)

1088: And carefull sisters spinne that thread ith night, ❋ Unknown (1608)

2.88.1: My mothers maides when they do sowe and spinne: ❋ Unknown (1557)

4.13.29: I saw eke vertue, how she sat the threde of life to spinne. ❋ Unknown (1557)

The fatall sisters) Clotho Lachesis and Atropodas, [da] ughters of Herebus and the Nighte, whom the Poetes fayne to spinne the life of man, as it were a long threde, which they drawe out in length, till his fatal howre & timely death be come; but if by other casualtie his dayes be abridged, then one of them, that is Atropos, is sayde to haue cut the threde in twain. ❋ Unknown (1579)