êpèrvi

Norman

Etymology

From Old French esprevier, esprever (compare French épervier), from Old Dutch *sparwari (“sparrow-hawk”, literally “sparrow-eagle”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaraz (“sparrow-hawk”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)- (“sparrow, bird”)) + Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) (from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“eagle, bird”)).

Noun

êpèrvi m (plural êpèrvièrs)

  1. (Jersey) sparrow hawk

Synonyms
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