Old English · noun
hærenfagol
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈxæː.renˌfɑ.ɡol/[ˈhæː.renˌfɑ.ɣol]
- Syllables
- ˈxæː · ren · ˌfɑ · ɡol (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- hedgehog
Meaning
-
a hedgehog
Etymology
First element perhaps hǣren ("of hair"). Compare hattefagol. This might, however, be somehow a corruption of herinaciis (variant of erinaceus).
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