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1. spēren v.(2)

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To pierce (sth.) with a spear. …

2. spēre n.(1)

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(a) A thrusting weapon, spear; a horseman's spear, lance; a javelin, dart; also fig.; (b) spere and (or) sheld, knif (sword) or spere, sheld (sword) and spere, etc.; -- often used coll.; (c) spere of……

3. spēre-wort n.

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(a) Elecampane (Inula helenium); (b) either lesser spearwort (Ranuncula flammula) or greater spearwort (Ranuncula lingua), often used medicinally; spere-wort gras; lesse spere-wort. …

4. spēre-shaft n.

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(a) The shaft of a spear [see also shaft(e n.(2) 1.(a)]; (b) the length of a spear's shaft as a unit of measure; spere-shaft lengthe. …

5. spēre-hēd n.

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(a) The pointed metal end of a spear; (b) a variety of the plant spearwort. …

6. spēr(e n.(2)

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A wooden partition or screen. …

7. spērelēs adj.

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Without a stinger. …

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