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Norman
Etymology
From Old French esprevier, esprever (compare French épervier), from Old Dutch *sparwari (“sparrow-hawk”, literally “sparrow-eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz (“sparrow-hawk”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)- (“sparrow, bird”)) + Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) (from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“eagle, bird”)).
Noun
êpèrvi m (plural êpèrvièrs)
- (Jersey) sparrow hawk
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