espiet

Old French

Alternative forms

• espet, espie, espoit, espoi

Etymology

Either from Late Latin speutum, speudum, itself borrowed from Frankish *speut (“spear”), or borrowed from Old Norse spjót (“spear”).

Noun

espiet oblique singular, m (oblique plural espiez or espietz, nominative singular espiez or espietz, nominative plural espiet)

1. spear, lance

Descendants

• French: épieu
• → Italian: spiedo, spiede