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Eulenspiegel
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German
thumb|300px|Dyl Ulenspiegel
Etymology
From de Ulenspiegel 1st half of the 16th century, de gml Ūlenspēgel.
Its modern semantics is due to the mischievous nature of Till Eulenspiegel, protagonist of a folklore published in 1515.
de Eule -n- Spiegel, literally “owl mirror”, an analysis already drawn upon in the original tale.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɔɪ̯lənˌʃpiːɡəl/
de Eu len spie gel
Noun
m
jester, prankster
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Eulenspiegelei
de Eulenspiegelstreich
de eulenspiegelhaft
Further reading
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