springald
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of springald
1400–50; late Middle English, alteration (by dissimilation) of *springard leaper, jumper. See spring, -ard
Example Sentences
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Nay, maître, if the people are with him, the League will not dare—" "There you fool yourself, my springald.
From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha
Had she, after all, made so little impression on this springald despite her tacit encouragement of him!
From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank
“Here, Allstone, give me the key and I’ll soon bring the springald to reason.”
From In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" by Fenn, George Manville
Really now Did I ever leap like this springald, with Love's chaplet green on my brow?
From Complete Poetical Works by Harte, Bret
The springald bids fair to be King of Shoreditch by the time the other fellow abdicates.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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