"spere schaft" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɛːr(ə)ˌʃaft/ Forms: spere-schaftes [plural]
Etymology: From spere + schaft (“shaft”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|spere|schaft|id2=shaft|t2=shaft}} spere + schaft (“shaft”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} spere schaft, {{enm-noun|spere-schaftes|spere schaft}} spere schaft (plural spere-schaftes)
  1. The shaft of a spear.
    Sense id: en-spere_schaft-enm-noun-8Vufbf1c
  2. Such a shaft used as a unit of measure. Categories (topical): Polearms, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-spere_schaft-enm-noun-EeuVuGDE Disambiguation of Polearms: 31 69 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 5 95 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: spershafte, spere schafte, spere-scæft, spereschafte, sper schaft, speyre-chaft, spereschaft

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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