"sparre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspar(ə)/ Forms: sparres [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch sparre, from Proto-West Germanic *sparrō, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{bor|enm|dum|sparre}} Middle Dutch sparre, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sparrō}} Proto-West Germanic *sparrō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sparrô}} Proto-Germanic *sparrô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sparre, {{enm-noun}} sparre (plural sparres)
  1. spar, rafter
    Sense id: en-sparre-enm-noun-kCRHFhGN
  2. pole, mast
    Sense id: en-sparre-enm-noun-edHk6Dxv
  3. (heraldry) chevron Categories (topical): Heraldry Categories (lifeform): Woods
    Sense id: en-sparre-enm-noun-tVrIgi-w Disambiguation of Woods: 34 3 51 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 2 65 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 2 72 7 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spare, sparr, spere, sperr, sperre Related terms: sparren
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sparre
  1. Alternative form of sparren (“to close”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sparren (extra: to close)
    Sense id: en-sparre-enm-verb-4WyLVcFJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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