sparhauk
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- sparehauk, sparrehawk, sparhauke, sparhawke, sperehauke, spere-hawke, sperhauk, sperhauke, sperhawke
Etymology
editFrom Old English spearhafoc; equivalent to sparwe + hauk.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsparhauk (plural sparhaukes)
Descendants
edit- English: sparhawk; sparrowhawk
References
edit- “spar-hauk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.