sperver
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari (“sparrow-hawk”, literally “sparrow-eagle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sperver (uncountable)
- sparrowhawk
- canopy (for a bed)
Descendants[edit]
- English: sparver (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “sperver, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “sperver, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.