higera

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *higurō (“a type of bird, jay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi.ɡe.rɑ/, [ˈhi.ɣe.rɑ]

Noun

higera m

  1. jay
  2. magpie
  3. jackdaw
  4. woodpecker

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative higera higeran
accusative higeran higeran
genitive higeran higerena
dative higeran higerum
  • higere

Descendants

  • Middle English: heghwalle, hygh-whele, eywal (partially, contributing the first component)
    • English: (dialectal) haihow, heighaw, high hoe, haho (“woodpecker”)

References

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