spieshert

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spies +‎ hert. Perhaps from German Spießhirsch, but already mentioned by Kiliaan in the Etymologicum Teutonicae Linguae (1599), glossed as “sūbulō”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspis.ɦɛrt/
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  • Hyphenation: spies‧hert

Noun

spieshert n (plural spiesherten)

  1. (archaic) a brocket or male deer calf; a one- or two-year-old stag or buck with immature, hornlike antlers (definitions vary)
    Synonyms: gaffelhert, spithert
  2. a brocket deer, of the genus Mazama [from 20th c.]
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