sperling

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Sperling^¹

proper noun

A surname.

sperling^²

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Alteration of sparling.

noun sperlings · spirling · spurling

Scotland, obsolete A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
Similar: sparling
US, dialectal, obsolete A young herring.

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@misc{sperling_2026,
  title = {sperling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sperling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}