hafoc
Old English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.
Cognates
Cognate with Old Frisian havek, Old Saxon havuk, Old Dutch havek, Old High German habuh, Old Norse haukr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.fok/, [ˈhɑ.vok]
Noun
hafoc m
- hawk
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24[1]:
- Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…
- I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hafoc | hafocas |
| accusative | hafoc | hafocas |
| genitive | hafoces | hafoca |
| dative | hafoce | hafocum |
Derived terms
- gūþhafoc
- hafoccynn
- hafocere
- hafocfugol
- *hafocian
- hafocung
- hafocwyrt
Descendants
- Middle English: hauk, hafek, havek, havk, hawk, hawke, hafvek, hævek, heavek, hevek (Early Middle English)
- → Old Irish: sebac
- → Old Welsh: hebauc
- Welsh: hebog
See also
- hǣswealwe