sparra
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- To spar#Etymology 2|spar with someone (when training for boxing or martial arts).
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sperrask (kick out) derived from Middle French esparer (kick) derived from Italian sparare (shoot, fling) derived from Latin exparare.
Origin
Latin
exparare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- counter-parry English
- malparry English
- parrier English
- parriest English
- parrieth English
- parry English
- unparryable English
- exparare Latin
- parō Latin
- sparaneve Italian
- sparare Italian
- sparatoria Italian
- *parree Middle English
- sperrask Old Norse
- esparer Middle French