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Meaning of sparth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A battle-axe or halberd.

obsolete

Examples

“Sparthe an inſtrument.”
“[…]betweene whom was a cruell fight, the one part giuing a fierce onſet with ſtones and ſpaths^([sic]), & the other defending themſelues with bowes and weapons.”
“[…]how that the Englſshmen not being able to ſtand in fight, turned backe to backe, with ſparthes and two handed swords, untill the laſt man was ſlaine.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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