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)

1. The shaft of a spear.
2. Such a shaft used as a unit of measure.

Descendants

• English: spearshaft

References

• “spēre-shaft, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-29.