spearhafoc

Old English

Alternative forms

• spearhabuc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz, equivalent to spearwa (“sparrow”) +‎ hafoc (“hawk”). Cognate with Old Norse sparrhaukr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑrˌxɑ.fok/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˌhɑ.vok]

Noun

spearhafoc m

1. sparrowhawk

Declension

Declension of spearhafoc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spearhafoc	spearhafocas
accusative	spearhafoc	spearhafocas
genitive	spearhafoces	spearhafoca
dative	spearhafoce	spearhafocum

Descendants

• Middle English: sparhauk, sparehauk, sparrehawk, sparhauke, sparhawke, sperehauke, spere-hawke, sperhauk, sperhauke, sperhawke
  • English: sparhawk; sparrowhawk
  • Scots: sparhalk, sparhauke, sperhawke, sperhalk
  • → Scottish Gaelic: speireag