Old English · noun
spearlira
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈspæ͜ɑrˌli.rɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈspæ͜ɑr · ˌli · rɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- calfleg
Meaning
-
calf (of the leg)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spearlira | spearliran |
| Accusative | spearliran | spearliran |
| Genitive | spearliran | spearlirena |
| Dative | spearliran | spearlirum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Perhaps from spearwa (“sparrow”) + lira (“the fleshy parts of the body”). Compare Old English mūs (“mouse, muscle”) and Latin mūsculus (“small mouse, muscle”) for similar animal-anatomy comparisons.
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