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Old English
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habuk.
Pronunciation
Noun
hafoc m
- hawk
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24: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,…
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