fauconer

Middle English

Alternative forms

fawkner, falconere, fawkonere, faucowner, fawkenere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French falconer, fauconer; equivalent to faucoun +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fau̯ˈkuːnɛːr/, /ˈfau̯kunɛːr/, /ˈfau̯k(ə)nər/

Noun

fauconer (plural fauconers)

A falconer (a trainer or user of birds of prey, especially for hunting).

Descendants

English: fawkner (the regular descendant of this word, now obsolete); falconer (influenced by falcon)

References

“fauconē̆r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-28.

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