espiet

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Late Latin speutum, speudum, itself borrowed from Frankish *speut (spear), or borrowed from Old Norse spjót (spear).

Noun

espiet oblique singularm (oblique plural espiez or espietz, nominative singular espiez or espietz, nominative plural espiet)

  1. spear, lance

Descendants

  • French: épieu
  • Italian: spiedo, spiede