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Webster 1913 Edition

Sperling

Sper′ling

,
Noun.
[See
Sparling
.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A smelt; a sparling.
[Prov. Eng.]
(b)
A young herring.
[Local, U.S.]

Definition 2024

Sperling

Sperling

See also: sperling

German

Noun

Sperling m ‎(genitive Sperlings, plural Sperlinge)

  1. sparrow

Declension

Synonyms

sperling

sperling

See also: Sperling

English

Noun

sperling ‎(plural sperlings)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A smelt; a sparling.
  2. (US, dialect) A young herring.

Etymology

From Old High German sperilig, from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- ‎(“sparrow”) (compare English sparrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛʁlɪŋ/

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