Till Eulenspiegel

American  

[til oi-luhn-shpee-guhl] / ˈtɪl ˈɔɪ lənˌʃpi gəl /

Or Tyll Eulenspiegel,

noun

1. a legendary German peasant of the 14th century whose practical jokes yielded many stories.

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Till Eulenspiegel British  

/ ˈtɪl ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl /

noun

1. ?14th century, legendary German peasant, whose pranks became the subject of many tales

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Example Sentences

Søndergård did it deftly, and went on to deliver the more exuberant humour of Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel with plenty of flourish.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2012

Thomas proceeded to take the orchestra through a Starer concerto and Till Eulenspiegel without a slip, and the critics flipped.

From Time Magazine Archive

But when he ventured into the late 19th century with Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel, or the 20th with the Samuel Barber oratorio Prayers of Kierkegaard, the results were less persuasive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Richard Strauss heard Szell play his transcription of Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel, and soon afterward chose him as his assistant in Berlin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the second I have only a reference of the title: The German Rogue, or the Life of Till Eulenspiegel, 1709.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George