spyrd
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *spurdz (“stadium, racetrack”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ- (“contest”). Cognate with Old High German spurt (“racetrack, racing course”), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 (spaurds, “racetrack”), Sanskrit स्पर्धा (spardhā, “competition”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
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