Assertion: spear | /r/ObjectUse | used with throwing strings
Facets:
value: for reach
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Spears were also used with "throwing strings" (snærisspjót) for longer reach, such as in chapter 24 of Reykdæla saga og Víga-Skútu where Skúta shot a spear across a river ford, killing Þrándur.