spjut

spjut n (definite singular spjutet, indefinite plural spjut, definite plural spjuta or spjutene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by spyd

• spjot
• spyd (< Bokmål/Danish)

Borrowed from, or influenced by, Swedish spjut or Old Swedish spiūt, from Proto-Germanic *speutą. Compare Old Norse spjót.

• IPA^(key): /spjʉːt/

spjut n (definite singular spjutet, indefinite plural spjut, definite plural spjuta)

1. (weaponry) a spear
2. (athletics) a javelin
3. (food) a skewer

• spjutkast

• “spjut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish spiūt, from Proto-Germanic *speutą. Compare Old Icelandic spjót.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspjʉːt/, [ˈs̪pjʉ̟ːt̪]

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• Rhymes: -ʉːt

spjut n

1. a spear, a javelin (long stick with a sharp tip)
2. (athletics) javelin throw

   tävla i spjut

   compete in javelin throw

   Synonym: spjutkastning

• spjut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spjut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spjut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)