heronsewe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === heiron-sew, hernesew, heronseu, herounseu, heroun-sewe, herunsew, heyrounsew === Etymology === From Old French haironcel, diminutive of heiron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛrunˈsɛu̯/, /ˈhɛrunsɛu̯/, /ˈhɛr(ə)nsɛu̯/, /hæi̯-/, /hɛː-/ === Noun === heronsewe (plural heronsewes) The young of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) The meat of a heron used as food. ==== Descendants ==== English: heronsew, hernshaw Scots: heronshew, hernshaw ==== References ==== “heironseu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 July 2018.