sparr

See also: Sparr, spärr, and spàrr

English

Etymology

Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑː(ɹ)/

Noun

sparr (plural sparrs)

  1. An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

References

Middle English

Noun

sparr

  1. alternative form of sparre
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