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8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun common smelt of Europe
noun the common smelt of Europe
originFrom 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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