Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owlglass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: owl-glass
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Till Eulenspiegel, a prankster character in German folklore, depicted with a pet owl and a mirror in his hand.

Etymology

Calque of German Eulenspiegel, equivalent to owl + glass.

Questions

What does owlglass mean?: Till Eulenspiegel, a prankster character in German folklore, depicted with a pet owl and a mirror in his hand.
Where does owlglass come from?: Calque of German Eulenspiegel, equivalent to owl + glass.

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