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