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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|spearca]], spærca (before 800),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*spark-]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with Middle Low German and Middle Dutch sparke;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Hoad calls it of unknown origin,^(Hoad 1986) while Barnhart compares Latvian spiřgsti, glowing coals, and Lithuanian sprāgēti, to crackle.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|ang|spearca]], spærca (before 800),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*spark-]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with Middle Low German and [[dum|sparke]];^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Hoad calls it of unknown origin,^(Hoad 1986) while Barnhart compares [[lv|spiřgsti]], glowing coals, and [[lt|sprāgēti]], to crackle.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==