spere-hed

Middle English

Alternative forms

spere heved, spere-heved, sperehed, speere hedde, spere heede, sper hede, spere hede

Etymology

From spere +‎ heed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɛːr(ə)hɛːd/, /ˈspɛːr(ə)hɛːvəd/

Noun

spere-hed (plural sperehedes)

A spearhead; the point of a spear.
(rare) A kind of plant in the genus Ranunculus.

Descendants

English: spearhead

References

“spēre-hēd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-18.

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