hærenfagol

Old English edit

hedgehog

Etymology edit

First element perhaps hǣren ("of hair"). Compare hattefagol. This might, however, be somehow a corruption of herinaciis (variant of erinaceus).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.renˌfɑ.ɡol/, [ˈhæː.renˌfɑ.ɣol]

Noun edit

hǣrenfagol m

a hedgehog