spyrd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurdz (“stadium, racetrack”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperdʰ- (“contest”). Cognate with Old High German spurt (“racetrack, racing course”), Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 (spaurds, “racetrack”), Sanskrit स्पर्धा (spardhā, “competition”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spyrd/, [spyrˠd]

Noun

spyrd m

  1. stadium
  2. course, racetrack, racecourse
  3. a measure of distance, furlong, league; mile

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative spyrd spyrdas
accusative spyrd spyrdas
genitive spyrdes spyrda
dative spyrde spyrdum
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