hafoc

Old English

Alternative forms

heafoc, heafuc (Mercian), hafuc

Etymology

From an early form hæbuc, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos, perhaps ultimately derived from *keh₂p- (“seize”). Cognate with Old Frisian havek (West Frisian hauk), Old Saxon havuk (Low German Haavk), Dutch havik, Old High German habuch, habuh (German Habicht), Old Norse haukr (Swedish hök, Danish høg, Norwegian hauk, Icelandic haukur). The word is related to a Slavic word for a bird of prey (Russian кобец (kobec), Polish kobuz). Compare also Latin capys, capus (“bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hafok/, [havok]

Noun

hafoc m

hawk

Declension

Declension of hafoc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hafoc	hafocas
accusative	hafoc	hafocas
genitive	hafoces	hafoca
dative	hafoce	hafocum

Descendants

Middle English: havek, hawke, hauk, hauke
- English: hawk
- Scots: hauk, hake, halk

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