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.