sperver

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• sperver — sb. == sparrowhawk. Alys. 183. Fr. espervier …   Oldest English Words

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• sparver — /spahr veuhr/, n. 1. a tentlike bed curtain or canopy. 2. a bed curtain suspended from a flat, circular covering on the ceiling. 3. a bed having a tentlike curtain or canopy. [1400 50; late ME sperver < MF esprevier sparrow hawk, canopy bed …   Universalium

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• sparver — ˈspärvər noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English sperver, sparver, from Middle French esprevier, espervier sparrow hawk, canopy bed, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch sperware sparrow hawk, Middle Low German sparwer, sperwer, Old High German… …   Useful english dictionary

• spreuere — var. of sperver Obs …   Useful english dictionary