"sparrô" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɑr.rɔːː/
Etymology: From Pre-Germanic *sporHon, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear; a kind of tree”); see the related *speru (“spear”) for more. Etymology templates: {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*sperH-|t=spear; a kind of tree}} Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear; a kind of tree”)
  1. beam, bar Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-sparrô-gem-pro-noun-hSFbjkqv
  2. spar, rafter Tags: masculine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-sparrô-gem-pro-noun-kCRHFhGN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sparrijaną Related terms: speru
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      "ipa": "/ˈspɑr.rɔːː/"
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