spere

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

spere ‎(plural speres)

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

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Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English spere.

NounEdit

spere (plural speres)

1. spear

DescendantsEdit

• English: spear

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *speru, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-. Cognate with Old High German sper (German Speer), West Frisian spear, Dutch speer, Old Norse spjör.

NounEdit

spere n ‎(nominative plural speoru)

1. spear, lance, pike, javelin

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: spere, spear
  • English: spear

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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈspere]

VerbEdit

spere

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