Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schynbald

/ʃɪn.bɔld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schyn-bald
IPA: /ʃɪn.bɔld/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.

Example Sentences

"[…] early leg defence, such as poleyns and schynbalds, can be seen on the incised tomb-slab of Pakoslaw of Mstyczów, which was made around 1319 (see page 21)."

Etymology

From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schynbalde

Inflected Forms

schynbalds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce schynbald?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪn.bɔld/.
What does schynbald mean?: A piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.
Where does schynbald come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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