schynbald 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. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
schynbald is pronounced /ʃɪn.bɔld/.
Etymology
From Middle English schynbalde, schynbawde, from shin. The second element may be Old French baldrel, baudrel.
noun
- 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.“[…] early leg defence, such as poleyns and schynbalds, can be seen on the incised tomb-slab of Pakoslaw of Mstyczów, which was made around 1319 (see page 21).”