spere-hed
Middle English
/ˈspɛːr(ə)hɛːd/
noun
Definitions
- A spearhead; the point of a spear.
- (rare) A kind of plant in the genus Ranunculus.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English spere (spear, sphere) + Middle English heed.
Origin
Middle English
heed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spear English
- head English
- spear English
- spearhead English
- spearheader English
- sphere English
- hēafod Old English
- spere Old English
- heed Middle English
- heedles Middle English
- hoggeshed Middle English
- spere Middle English
- spere schaft Middle English
- speres Middle English
- sperwort Middle English
- sphere Old French