heronsewe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- heiron-sew, hernesew, heronseu, herounseu, heroun-sewe, herunsew, heyrounsew
Etymology
From Old French haironcel, diminutive of heiron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛrunˈsɛu̯/, /ˈhɛrunsɛu̯/, /ˈhɛr(ə)nsɛu̯/, /hɛi̯-/, /hɛː-/
Noun
heronsewe (plural heronsewes)
- The young of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
- The meat of a heron used as food.
Descendants
- English: heronsew, hernshaw
- Scots: heronshew, hernshaw
References
- “heironseu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-06.