sparr
English
editEtymology
editLikely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsparr (plural sparrs)
References
edit- House sparrow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Passer domesticus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Passer domesticus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Middle English
editNoun
editsparr
- Alternative form of sparre
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