sparhauk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sparehauk, sparrehawk, sparhauke, sparhawke, sperehauke, spere-hawke, sperhauk, sperhauke, sperhawke

Etymology

From Old English spearhafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz; equivalent to sparwe +‎ hauk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsparˌhau̯k/, /ˈspɛrˌhau̯k/

Noun

sparhauk (plural sparhaukes)

1. sparrowhawk

Descendants

• English: sparhawk; sparrowhawk
• Scots: sparhalk, sparhauke, sperhawke, sperhalk
• → Scottish Gaelic: speireag

References

• “spar-hauk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.