hafoc

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.fok/, [ˈhɑ.vok]

Noun

hafoc m

  1. 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

Descendants

See also

  • hǣswealwe