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Old Saxon
Etymology
From ūhta (“morning”) + fugal (“bird”), thus literally "bird of the morning".
Pronunciation
Noun
ūhtfugal m
- rooster
- 9th century, Genesis, lines 286-288:
Nahida moragan an allara seliða gihwuuem. Uhtfugal sang fora daga huoam (=dagahruoma?)- The morning drew near to every dwelling. The bird of the morning sang before (the break of dawn?)
Declension
Declension of ūhtfugal (masculine a-stem)