sparwe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sparowe, sparewe, sparu, sparow, sparue, sparw, sparou, sparrou
- sperrewe, sperruwe, speruwe (Early Middle English); spearewe (AB language)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spearwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsparwə/, /ˈsparɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈsparuː/
- IPA(key): /ˈspariu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)
Noun
sparwe (plural sparwes or (West Midlands) sparwen)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “sparwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 October 2018.