sparre

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

sparre (plural sparres)

  1. Obsolete form of spar.

Anagrams[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch sparre, from Proto-West Germanic *sparrō, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sparre (plural sparres)

  1. spar, rafter
  2. pole, mast
  3. (heraldry) chevron
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: spar
  • Scots: spar
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

sparre

  1. Alternative form of sparren (to close)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish sparre, from Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô.

Noun[edit]

sparre c

  1. a rafter
  2. (heraldry) a chevron

Declension[edit]

Declension of sparre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sparre sparren sparrar sparrarna
Genitive sparres sparrens sparrars sparrarnas