spere schaft

Middle English

Alternative forms

spershafte, spere schafte, spere-scæft, spereschafte, sper schaft, speyre-chaft, spereschaft

Etymology

From spere +‎ schaft (“shaft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɛːr(ə)ˌʃaft/

Noun

spere schaft (plural spere-schaftes)

The shaft of a spear.
Such a shaft used as a measuring unit.

Descendants

English: spearshaft

References

“spēre-shaft, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-29.

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