spearhafoc
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz, equivalent to spearwa (“sparrow”) + hafoc (“hawk”). Cognate with Old Norse sparrhaukr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑrˌxɑ.fok/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˌhɑ.vok]
Noun
spearhafoc m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | spearhafoc | spearhafocas |
| accusative | spearhafoc | spearhafocas |
| genitive | spearhafoces | spearhafoca |
| dative | spearhafoce | spearhafocum |
Descendants
- Middle English: sparhauk, sparehauk, sparrehawk, sparhauke, sparhawke, sperehauke, spere-hawke, sperhauk, sperhauke, sperhawke
- English: sparhawk; sparrowhawk
- Scots: sparhalk, sparhauke, sperhawke, sperhalk
- → Scottish Gaelic: speireag