spyrd

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *spurd, 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] Rhymes: -yrd === Noun === spyrd m stadium course, racetrack, racecourse a measure of distance, furlong, league; mile ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: