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Springinsfeld
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German
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Etymology
de of de spring ins Feld jump into the field, attested from the 17th century, either from or equivalent to de gml springe int velt (late 16th c.). Originally used of mercenaries.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpʁɪŋ.ɪnsˌfɛlt/ [ˈʃpʁɪŋ.ʔɪnt͡sˌfɛlt] [ˈʃpʁɪ.ŋɪnt͡sˌfɛlt]
de De-Springinsfeld.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s:es
carefree, careless young person
de 1843 Brothers Grimm Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2 5th Die beiden Wanderer https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_beiden_Wanderer_(1843) 118 „Lauf hin,“ sagte der Schneider, „ich sehe du bist auch so ein Springinsfeld.“
Declension
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