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English
Noun
sparthe (plural sparthes)
- Alternative form of sparth (“battle-axe”)
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse sparða.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsparð(ə)/, /sparθ/
Noun
sparthe (plural sparthes)
- battle-axe
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knyghtes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, ,
→OCLC; republished in [
William Thynne], editor,
The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, ,
:
[
Richard Grafton for]
Iohn Reynes ,
1542,
→OCLC:
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