SPARTHS

Noun

sparths

plural of sparth

Source: Wiktionary


SPARTH

Sparth, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spar.]

Definition: An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs.] He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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