fowel

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fugol, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːəl/, (Northern) /ˈfyːəl/

Noun

fowel (plural fowels)

  1. bird

Descendants

  • English: fowl
  • Scots: foul, fule
  • Yola: fowlès (plural)

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