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English
Etymology
From Middle English staniel (“bird of prey”), from Old English stānġilla, stānġella (“staniel, pelican”, literally “rock-crier”), from stān (“stone, rock”) + ġella (“yeller, crier”). More at stone, yell.
Pronunciation
Noun
staniel (plural staniels)
- The kestrel or windhover.
Synonyms
Further reading
- Jules Derocquigny (1904) “Staniel”, in A Contribution to the Study of the French Element in English, page 280
Anagrams
- Latines, alestin, elastin, entails, nail set, nailest, nailset, salient, saltine, stealin', tselina