schynbald
/ʃɪn.bɔld/
schynbald 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.
Noun
schynbald (plural schynbalds)
- 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.
- […] 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).2012, David Nicolle, Witold Sarnecki, Medieval Polish Armies 966–1500, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 34
Forms of schynbald
| plural | schynbalds |
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Origin of schynbald
From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.
Questions about schynbald
- What does schynbald mean?
- Schynbald means 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.
- What part of speech is schynbald?
- Schynbald is a noun.
- How do you pronounce schynbald?
- Schynbald is pronounced /ʃɪn.bɔld/.
- What is the plural of schynbald?
- The plural of schynbald is schynbalds.
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