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"1": "enm",
"2": "spere",
"3": "spear"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: spere, spear"
},
{
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"templates": [
{
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"2": "spear"
},
"expansion": "English: spear",
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],
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}
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"3": "*speru"
},
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"name": "inh"
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{
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},
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},
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*sperH-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sperH-",
"name": "der"
},
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"2": "spear"
},
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"2": "speer"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
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},
"expansion": "Old High German sper",
"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "de",
"2": "Speer"
},
"expansion": "German Speer",
"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "non",
"2": "spjǫr"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse spjǫr",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-. Cognate with West Frisian spear, Dutch speer, Old High German sper (German Speer), Old Norse spjǫr.",
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"form": "speru",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
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{
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"source": "declension",
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]
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"tags": [
"class"
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},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "spere",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "speru",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "speres",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "spera",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "spere",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
}
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"6": "",
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"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "spere n (nominative plural speru)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "speru"
},
"expansion": "spere n (nominative plural speru)",
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{
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"3": "spere",
"4": "speru",
"5": "speres",
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"7": "spere",
"8": "sperum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
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],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Old English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
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"langcode": "ang",
"name": "Weapons",
"orig": "ang:Weapons",
"parents": [
"Hunting",
"Military",
"Tools",
"Human activity",
"Society",
"Technology",
"Human behaviour",
"All topics",
"Human",
"Fundamental"
],
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"glosses": [
"spear, lance, pike, javelin"
],
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"links": [
[
"spear",
"spear"
],
[
"lance",
"lance"
],
[
"pike",
"pike"
],
[
"javelin",
"javelin"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈspe.re/"
}
],
"word": "spere"
}
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"1": "enm",
"2": "spere",
"3": "spear"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: spere, spear"
},
{
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"templates": [
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "spear"
},
"expansion": "English: spear",
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}
],
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}
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"3": "*speru"
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},
{
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*speru"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*sperH-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sperH-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "spear"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian spear",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "speer"
},
"expansion": "Dutch speer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "sper"
},
"expansion": "Old High German sper",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Speer"
},
"expansion": "German Speer",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "spjǫr"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse spjǫr",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-. Cognate with West Frisian spear, Dutch speer, Old High German sper (German Speer), Old Norse spjǫr.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "speru",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "a-stem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "spere",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "speru",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "spere",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "speru",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "speres",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "spera",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "spere",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sperum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"2": "nouns",
"3": "nominative plural",
"4": "speru",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"g": "n",
"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "spere n (nominative plural speru)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "n",
"2": "speru"
},
"expansion": "spere n (nominative plural speru)",
"name": "ang-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sper",
"nomsg": "spere",
"short": "1"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "spere",
"2": "speru",
"3": "spere",
"4": "speru",
"5": "speres",
"6": "spera",
"7": "spere",
"8": "sperum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
"Old English neuter nouns",
"Old English nouns",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"ang:Weapons"
],
"glosses": [
"spear, lance, pike, javelin"
],
"links": [
[
"spear",
"spear"
],
[
"lance",
"lance"
],
[
"pike",
"pike"
],
[
"javelin",
"javelin"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈspe.re/"
}
],
"word": "spere"
}
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