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While possibly an aphetic form of espine (cf. DMF and FEW), the word in Anglo-Norman is more likely to be a borrowing from English (Old English pin), which itself is believed to derive from Classical Latin pinna ('feather', see penne1).
(
MS: s.xiii
)
spinter: (L) pin (var.
(C: s.xiiiex) affiçayl;
(D*: s.xiii/xiv) fiçayl
)TLL ii 132.38
2footwearleather patch or laminate that is attached to the vamp of the shoe for custom fitting:
(
MS: s.xiii
) Pictaciarii viles sunt qui consuunt sotulares veteres renovando pictacia et intercutia, soleas et inpedias (gloss: (L) vampes, les pinnes)(var.
(D: s.xiii/xiv) empenes;
(D*: s.xiii/xiv) enpeyns, wanpeys
)TLL i 197.24 and ii 129.24
pin2 (s.xiii1)