Hafoc

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

Old English

Etymology

From an early form haebuc, from Germanic *habokaz, from Indo-European *kep- ‘seize’. Cognate with Old Frisian havek (Frisian hauk), Old Saxon hauk (Dutch havik), Old High German habuh (German Habicht), Old Norse haukr (Swedish hök). The word is related to a Slavic word for a bird of prey (Russian кобец, Polish kobuz).

Pronunciation

IPA: /'havok/

Noun

hafoc m (pl hafocas)

1. a hawkfr:hafoc