Old English · noun
hafoc
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxɑ.fok/[ˈhɑ.vok]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑ · fok (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- hawk
Meaning
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hawk
Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…
I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.
Descendants
hawk
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