Till Eulenspiegel
or Tyll Eu·len·spie·gel, Tyl Eul·en·spie·gel
[ til-oi-luhn-shpee-guhl ]
noun
a legendary German peasant of the 14th century whose practical jokes yielded many stories.
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To few mortals has it been granted to earn such a place in universal history as Tyll Eulenspiegel.
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British Dictionary definitions for Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel
/ (ˈtɪl ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl) /
noun
?14th century, legendary German peasant, whose pranks became the subject of many tales
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