sparwe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow, sparue, sparw, sparou, sparrou
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspar(ə)wə/, /ˈsparɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈsparuː(ə)/
Noun
sparwe (plural sparwes or sparewen)
- The sparrow or its meat.
Descendants
- English: sparrow
- → Manx: sparroo
- Scots: sparrowe, sparow
References
- “sparwe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.