† speelern.¹

Forms: In Middle English spelare, 1500s spelair.

Etymology: probably < older Flemish or Low German speler (German spieler ) player, actor; formation on speel v.¹ is less likely.

Scottish. Obsolete.

A performer; an acrobat.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat

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tumbesterc1386

tumblesterc1386

playera1425

speeler1496

balancer?1518

petaurist1656

tumbling lass1687

balance-master1753

balance-mistress1801

jerry-come-tumble1823

acrobat1827

evolutionist1833

jerry-go-nimble1874

1496 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 322 Item,..giffin to the tawbronar that playit to the King, and the spelare with him, xxvij s.

1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 334 Item, to the spelair, his quartar pensioun, xij li. x s.

1503 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 387 Item, to the Inglis spelair, that playit the supersalt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

speelern.²

Etymology: < speel v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeeler.

Scottish.

One of a pair of spiked irons used in climbing poles or trees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > device for climbing poles or trees

speeler1869

1869 in Mrs. Gordon Home Life Brewster iii. 31 These [firs] the boys ascended, with ‘speilers’ or iron cramps on their ankles, to reach the crow-nests.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

speelern.³

Brit.

/ˈspiːlə/, U.S.

/ˈspilər/, Australian English

/ˈspiːlə/

Etymology: perhaps < northern dialect speel ‘to run quickly’ (of a horse).

Australian.

A horse with a turn for speed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > swift horse

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stirring horse1477

runnera1500

stirrer1570

spanker1814

ganger1817

ginger1825

clipper1836

traveller1889

speeler1893

pelter1899

1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker I. 252 He's a bit of a speeler. He'd lick the lot of 'em if he was put into training.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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n.²1869

n.³1893

单词	speeler
释义	† speelern.¹ Forms: In Middle English spelare, 1500s spelair. Etymology: probably < older Flemish or Low German speler (German spieler ) player, actor; formation on speel v.¹ is less likely. Scottish. Obsolete. A performer; an acrobat. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat tumblera1340 tumbesterc1386 tumblesterc1386 playera1425 speeler1496 balancer?1518 petaurist1656 tumbling lass1687 balance-master1753 balance-mistress1801 jerry-come-tumble1823 acrobat1827 evolutionist1833 jerry-go-nimble1874 1496 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 322 Item,..giffin to the tawbronar that playit to the King, and the spelare with him, xxvij s. 1502 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 334 Item, to the spelair, his quartar pensioun, xij li. x s. 1503 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 387 Item, to the Inglis spelair, that playit the supersalt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). speelern.² Etymology: < speel v.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspeeler. Scottish. One of a pair of spiked irons used in climbing poles or trees. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling > device for climbing poles or trees speeler1869 1869 in Mrs. Gordon Home Life Brewster iii. 31 These [firs] the boys ascended, with ‘speilers’ or iron cramps on their ankles, to reach the crow-nests. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). speelern.³ Brit. /ˈspiːlə/, U.S. /ˈspilər/, Australian English /ˈspiːlə/ Etymology: perhaps < northern dialect speel ‘to run quickly’ (of a horse). Australian. A horse with a turn for speed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > swift horse courserc1300 stirring horse1477 runnera1500 stirrer1570 spanker1814 ganger1817 ginger1825 clipper1836 traveller1889 speeler1893 pelter1899 1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker I. 252 He's a bit of a speeler. He'd lick the lot of 'em if he was put into training. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1496n.²1869n.³1893
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