Old English · noun

dopfugol

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈdopˌfu.ɡol/
[ˈdopˌfu.ɣol]
Syllables: ˈdop · ˌfu · ɡol (3 syllables)
Modern English: waterfowl dipping-fowl dipping gull moorhen fowl

Meaning

A dipping-fowl or other such type of waterfowl; moorhen; gull.

Declension

Declension of dopfugol
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dopfugol	dopfuglas
Accusative	dopfugol	dopfuglas
Genitive	dopfugles	dopfugla
Dative	dopfugle	dopfuglum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dopfugl (“dipping bird”), related to *daupijan, *fugl. Compare Old Saxon dopfugul (“loon”). Compare also Old High German tūhfogal (“diving bird, dabchick”), Old English fugoldoppe (“dipping bird”).

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