Sparling

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). Scotland
  2. 2
    the common smelt of Europe wordnet
  3. 3
    common smelt of Europe wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
european smelteuropean smeltosmerus eperlanussperling

Etymology

From Middle English sperlynge, shortened from Old French esperlinge, a Germanic borrowing, found in German Spiering, Spierling, Middle Low German spirling, Middle Dutch spierling, suffixed from the word now Dutch spier (“spar, pole; muscle”). See also sparrow for a homonymic bird-name.

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