noun
Meaning 1
A young man, a stripling, a youth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
springald
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/ˈspɹɪŋəld/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
noun
Meaning 2
An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Apparently from spring, with an uncertain final element.
From Old French espringale; of Germanic origin, akin to English spring.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: espringale — ancient military engine
- German: Rutte — ancient military engine
- Italian: spingarda — ancient military engine
- Portuguese: espingarda — ancient military engine
- Russian: тенсио́нный спри́нгалд (tensiónnyj spríngald) — ancient military engine
- Russian: ру́тта (rútta) — ancient military engine
- Russian: скорпио́н (skorpión) — ancient military engine
- Spanish: espingarda — ancient military engine