hauk
See also: Hauk
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
hauk
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English hafoc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hauk (plural haukes or haveken)
- hawk (A bird of the family Accipitridae)
- falcon (A bird of the genus Falco)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “hauk, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian Nynorsk hauk, from Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Replaced older høk, from Danish høg.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural hauker, definite plural haukene)
- a hawk
- Ser du haukene på himmelen?
- Can you see the hawks in the sky?
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hauk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Akin to English hawk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural haukar, definite plural haukane)
- a hawk
- Ser du haukane på himmelen?
- Can you see the hawks in the sky?
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hauk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
hauk
Volapük edit
Noun edit
hauk (nominative plural hauks)