"sparling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sparlings [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sperlynge}} Middle English sperlynge, {{der|en|fro|esperlinge}} Old French esperlinge, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|de|Spiering}} German Spiering, {{m|de|Spierling}} Spierling, {{cog|gml|spirling}} Middle Low German spirling, {{cog|dum|spierling}} Middle Dutch spierling, {{cog|nl|spier|t=spar, pole; muscle}} Dutch spier (“spar, pole; muscle”), {{m|en|sparrow}} sparrow Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparling (plural sparlings)
  1. A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). Categories (lifeform): Salmonids, Smelts, Terns
    Sense id: en-sparling-en-noun-5TynwJv~ Disambiguation of Salmonids: 64 12 24 Disambiguation of Smelts: 74 9 16 Disambiguation of Terns: 47 2 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 1 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 1 29
  2. A young salmon.
    Sense id: en-sparling-en-noun-xRCV7P9c
  3. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A tern (Sterninae spp.). Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Terns
    Sense id: en-sparling-en-noun-jqV78946 Disambiguation of Terns: 47 2 51 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spurling, sperling, spirling

Inflected forms

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