spier

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English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spier, spyer, spiar, equivalent to spy +‎ -er. Compare Dutch verspieder and bespieder (“spier”), German Späher (“spier”). Compare also Danish spejde (“spy”), Swedish speja (“spy”).

Noun

spier (plural spiers)

  1. (rare) One who spies; a spy.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

spier (plural spiere)

  1. muscle

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers.

Pronunciation

Noun

spier f (plural spieren, diminutive spiertje n)

  1. muscle (contractile tissue)
  2. (archaic) blade (of a plant)
    Synonyms: spriet, halm
  3. (archaic) blade of grass
    Synonyms: grasspriet, grashalm
  4. spar (pole)
    Synonym: rondhout

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spier
  • → Papiamentu: spir, spier

Noun

spier n (uncountable)

  1. (dated) the collective of muscles
  2. (obsolete) poultry, white meat, the whitish meat of fowl

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