"spore" meaning in Middle English

See spore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɔːr(ə)/, /ˈspoːr(ə)/, /ˈspur(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English spora, spura, from Proto-West Germanic *spurō, from Proto-Germanic *spurô. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|spur}}, {{inh|enm|ang|spora}} Old English spora, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*spurō}} Proto-West Germanic *spurō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*spurô}} Proto-Germanic *spurô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} spore, {{enm-noun|spores|pl2=sporen}} spore (plural spores or sporen) Forms: spores [plural], sporen [plural], spor [alternative], spure [alternative], spwre [alternative], spuyre [alternative], spurre [alternative], spur [alternative], spoure [alternative], spourre [alternative], spowrre [alternative], spoor [alternative], sporre [alternative]
  1. A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's shoes.
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-UddTZPgP Categories (other): Footwear Disambiguation of Footwear: 100 0 0 0 0 0
  2. A spur as a representation of knightly status.
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-Elfg--Jd
  3. The spike of the claws of a rooster (or other bird).
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-Q3Sk4RkW
  4. (rare) A low support made of wood. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-OtBCWm-X Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 14 48 21 2 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 5 7 58 20 4
  5. (heraldry, rare) A heraldic depiction of a spur. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-DcUWnq-t Categories (other): Heraldry Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sporen, sporier
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Equestrianism Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɔːr(ə)/, /ˈspoːr(ə)/, /ˈspur(ə)/ Forms: spure [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English spor, from Proto-Germanic *spurą; probably assimilated in phonological form to Etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|track}}, {{inh|enm|ang|spor}} Old English spor, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*spurą}} Proto-Germanic *spurą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} spore
  1. (rare, in compounds) A track or trace. Tags: in-compounds, rare
    Sense id: en-spore-enm-noun-O058Pj05
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Equestrianism Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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