falcun

See also: falcùn

Old French

Noun

falcun oblique singular, m (oblique plural falcuns, nominative singular falcuns, nominative plural falcun)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of faucon (falcon)
   • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:

     Plus est isnels que nen est uns falcuns.

     [He] is faster than a falcon

Romansch

Alternative forms

• falcùn (Sutsilvan)
• falcung (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Late Latin falcō, falcōnem.

Noun

falcun m (plural falcuns)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) falcon
2. (Sursilvan) kestrel

Synonyms

• (kestrel):
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) crivel, (Surmiran) creivel, (Vallader) cribel
  • (Surmiran) feila l'ora
  • (Puter, Vallader) falcun brün, filadè
  • (Vallader) battalaura