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sparthe

sparthe is the alternative form of sparth.

Meaning of sparth

Noun

sparth (plural sparths)

  1. (obsolete) A battle-axe or halberd.
    • Sparthe an inſtrument.1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, “The Introduction”, in Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] , London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 66; reprinted as Lesclarcissement de la langue...

Forms of sparthe

pluralsparthes

Questions about sparthe

What is sparthe the alternative form of?
Sparthe is the alternative form of sparth.

Words near sparthe in the dictionary

  1. sparteines
  2. sparterie
  3. sparteries
  4. spartery
  5. sparth
  6. sparthe
  7. sparthes
  8. sparths
  9. Spartiate
  10. Spartiates
  11. sparticle

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