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spere

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
spere, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§92; §291; §392; §393; §419; §562;
A spear, lance, pike, javelin
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  • Spere lancea, falarica, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 11: 84, 17: falarica, ii. 86, 82:

    hasta

    , i.
      287, 4: ii. 43, 19.
  • Getridwet spere

    hasta

    , i.
      35, 40.
  • His sceaft ætstód ætforan him, swá ðæt ðæt spere him eode þurh út,

      Homl. Skt. i. 12, 55: Byrht. Th. 135, 53; By. 137.
  • Nægle oððe spere

    cuspide

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 24.
  • Ecg sceal on sweorde, ord spere,

      Exon. Th. 346, 14; Gn. Ex. 204.
  • Mid spere

    lancea

    ,
      Jn. Skt. 19, 34.
  • Hé nam him spere on hand

    accepit lanceam in manu

    ,
      Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 8.
  • Ða speru sóðfæsðnesse

    veritatis jacula

    ,
      Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 9; 38, 6; Swt. 277, 22.
  • Spera

    sparorum

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 33.
  • Mid sperum tósticad

    confossum vulneribus

    ,
      Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 14.
  • Spiorum (swiorum, Wrt.)

    contis

    ,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 57.
  • Speoru

    contos

    ,
      104, 58.
  • Speru, 14, 72 : 20, 15 : ansatas (cf.

    ansatas

    ætgáras,
      3, 68), 5, 44: 88, 16.
  • Speru, boltas

    catapultas

    ,
      18, 58: 85, 16.
  • Hí léton of folman feólhearde speru fleógan,

      Byrht. Th. 134, 63; By. 108. ¶ In
    the following the word refers to a shooting pain or stitch :-- Út lytel spere gif hér inne sié, Lchdm. iii. 52, 18.
Etymology
[O. Sax. sper; n. : O. Frs. O. H. Ger. sper; m.hasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta: Icel. spjör; n. pl. (poetical).]
Similar entries
v. átor-, bár-, deáþ-, huntig-, pull-, scot-, wæl-, wíg-spere.
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  • spere, n.