staniel

== English == === Alternative forms === stanyel, stannyel, stannel, standgale, stanchel, steingale, stonegall === Etymology === From Middle English staniel (“bird of prey”), from Old English stānġilla, stānġella (“staniel, pelican”, literally “rock-crier”), from stān (“stone, rock”) + ġella (“yeller, crier”). More at stone, yell. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstænjəl/ Rhymes: -ænjəl === Noun === staniel (plural staniels) The kestrel or windhover. ==== Synonyms ==== stand hawk stannel hawk === Further reading === Jules Derocquigny (1904), “Staniel”, in A Contribution to the Study of the French Element in English, page 280 === Anagrams === tenails, Stelian, saltine, nailest, elastin, stealin', salient, tselina, alestin, Latines, entails, nail set, nailset