spàrr

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Originally a noun meaning "beam, roost," from Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (wooden beam).

Verb

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spàrr (past spàrr, future sparraidh, verbal noun sparradh, past participle sparrte)

  1. drive, thrust, force