spyrd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurdz (“stadium, racetrack”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ- (“contest”). Cognate with Old High German spurt (“racetrack, racing course”), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 (spaurds, “racetrack”), Sanskrit स्पर्धा (spardhā, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spyrd/, [spyrˠd]

Noun

spyrd m

1. stadium
2. course, racetrack, racecourse
3. a measure of distance, furlong, league; mile

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	spyrd	spyrdas
accusative	spyrd	spyrdas
genitive	spyrdes	spyrda
dative	spyrde	spyrdum