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)

1. A spearhead; the point of a spear.
2. (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.