sparhauk

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English spearhafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz; equivalent to sparwe +‎ hauk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsparˌhau̯k/, /ˈspɛrˌhau̯k/

Noun

sparhauk (plural sparhaukes)

  1. sparrowhawk

Descendants

  • English: sparhawk; sparrowhawk
  • Scots: sparhalk, sparhauke, sperhawke, sperhalk
  • → Scottish Gaelic: speireag

References

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