sparling

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sparling^¹

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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.

noun sparlings

Scotland A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
Similar: sperling

Sparling^²

proper noun Sparlings

A surname.

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@misc{sparling_2026,
  title = {sparling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}