sparwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow, sparue, sparw, sparou, sparrou

Etymology

Inherited from Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspar(ə)wə/, /ˈsparɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈsparuː(ə)/

Noun

sparwe (plural sparwes or sparewen)

The sparrow or its meat.

Descendants

English: sparrow
- → Manx: sparroo
Scots: sparrowe, sparow

References

“sparwe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.

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