Morpheme
Spear
Type
free base
Denotation
long stick with a sharp tip, lance, pike, javelin
Etymology
Middle English spere, sperre, spear; Old English spere
Evidence
eelspear, fishspear, polespear, spear, spearable, spearbush, spearcast, spearcaster, speared, spearer, spearfish, spearfisher, spearfisherman, spearfisherwoman, spearfishing, speargrass, speargun, spearhead, spearing, spearless, spearlet, spearlike, spearmaker, spearmaking, spearman, spearphisher, spearphishing, spearplay, spearpoint, spearproof, spears, spearshaft, spearsman, spearsmith, spearthrower, speartip, spearwoman, spearwood, spearwork, spearwort, speary, unspear, upspear
