spere schaft

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From spere +‎ schaft (“shaft”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛːr(ə)ˌʃaft/

Noun

spere schaft (plural spere-schaftes)

  1. The shaft of a spear.
  2. Such a shaft used as a unit of measure.

Descendants

  • English: spearshaft

References

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