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- Middle English · derived fromschynbalde
- English todayschynbald
From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
schynbald
Today it 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. Full definition →
Middle English schynbalde