• Czech: kopí
• Hungarian: dárda, lándzsa
• Japanese: 槍, 鑓
• Russian: копьё, дротик

• Hungarian: szigony
• Japanese: qualifier short type for a small fish 簎; qualifier large type for a large fish 銛
• Russian: острога

• ttbc Arabic: (rumħ)
• ttbc Catalan: llança ; (for throwing) javelina , dard
• ttbc CJKV Characters: 矛; 槍, 枪; 鑓; 銛; 矠, 簎; 杸
• ttbc Chinese: 矛 (máo); 槍, 枪 (qiāng)
• ttbc Danish: spyd
• ttbc Dutch: speer
• ttbc French: lance (1)
• ttbc German: Speer (1, 2), Fischspeer (2)
• ttbc Greek: λόγχη (lóngkhi)
• ttbc Guugu Yimidhirr: galga, gandul (avoidance language)
• ttbc Hebrew: חנית , כִּ‏ידוֹ‏‏ן (kidon)
• ttbc Italian: lancia , germoglio
• ttbc Korean: 창 (chang)
• ttbc Latin: hasta
• ttbc Norwegian: spyd
• ttbc Old English: spere
• ttbc Polish: włócznia , dzida , pika , kopia
• ttbc Portuguese: lança
• ttbc Scottish Gaelic: sleagh , iodhan , brod , gath
• ttbc Serbian: koplje, ostve
• ttbc Slovak: kopija (1), oštep (1), harpúna (2)
• ttbc Spanish: lanza
• ttbc Swedish: spjut (1)
• ttbc Telugu: శూలం (SoolaM), బల్లెం (balleM)

See also

• assegai, assagai, assagaie, assagay, assegay, azagaia, hassagay, hassaguay, zagaie, zagaye
• atlatl
• bayonet
• harpoon
• javelin
• joust
• lance
• pike
• spearhead
• spear thrower
• spear tackle
• spit, used to grill food on fire
• spear gun
• woomera

Verb

1. To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object. To make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.

Related terms

• spearmint

West Frisian

Noun

spear

1. spear

• Mon-Gil Mon-Gil
• Ox tongue
• Partisan
• Pike
• Plançon a picot
• Qiāng (槍)
• Ranseur
• Rifle-and-bayonet

• Rummh

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• Sangu
• Sarissa
• Sibat
• Spetum
• Spontoon
• Sudis
• Su yari
• Taru
• Tepoztopilli
• Trident
• Trishula
• To-ono
• Xyston
• Yari

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Spears usually thrown

Famous Spears

• Gungnir Spear of Odin, famous god in Norse mythology.
• Spear of Destiny or Lance of Longinus; Spear that pierced the side of Jesus.
• Amenonuhoko Spear of Izanagi and Izanami, creator gods in Japanese mythology .
• Spear of Lugh or Spear of Lúin named after Lugh, a god in Irish mythology.
• Gáe Bulg Spear of Cúchulainn, hero in Irish mythology.
• Trishula Spear of Shiva, a Hindu god.
• Octane Serpent Spear of Zhang Fei (Yide) from the Three Kingdoms period in China
• Posiden's Trident Greek sea god's three pronged spear given to him by the undersea Cyclops, also a Roman god Neptune

See also

• Pole weapon
• Dart
• Arrow
• Lajinaa
• Atlatl
• Woomera
• Migration period spear
• Viking Age arms and armour
• Lance
• Pike (weapon)

Notes and references

External links

• SPEAR (O. Eng. spere, O. H. Ger. sper, mod. Ger. sp
• Anglo-saxon spear forging
• Modern spear-forging techniques
• Basic Spear Training

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