spere

English

Noun

spere (plural speres)

1. (architecture) The fixed structure between the great hall and the screens passage in an English medieval timber house.

Middle English

Noun

spere (plural speres)

1. spear

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparjan, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-. Cognate with Old High German sper, (German Speer.

Noun

spere n (nominative plural speoru)

1. spear, lance, pike, javelin

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈspere]

Verb

spere

1. third-person singular subjunctive form of spera.
2. third-person plural subjunctive form of spera.