Schynbald
//ʃɪn.bɔld// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might. historical
"[…] early leg defence, such as poleyns and schynbalds, can be seen on the incised tomb-slab of Pakoslaw of Mstyczów, which was made around 1319 (see page 21)."
Example
More examples"[…] early leg defence, such as poleyns and schynbalds, can be seen on the incised tomb-slab of Pakoslaw of Mstyczów, which was made around 1319 (see page 21)."
Etymology
From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.
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