spearhafoc

== Old English == === Alternative forms === spaerhabuc === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *sparwahabuk, from Proto-Germanic *sparwahabukaz, equivalent to spearwa (“sparrow”) +‎ hafoc (“hawk”). Cognate with Old Norse sparrhaukr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑrˌxɑ.fok/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˌhɑ.vok] === Noun === spearhafoc m sparrowhawk ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: sparhauk, sparehauk, sparrehawk, sparhauke, sparhawke, sperehauke, spere-hawke, sperhauk, sperhauke, sperhawkeEnglish: sparhawk; sparrowhawkScots: sparhalk, sparhauke, sperhawke, sperhalk→ Scottish Gaelic: speireag