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