English
heroner
Heroner comes from Anglo-Norman heroner.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400heroner
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘a hawk used in hunting herons’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400heroner
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘a hawk used in hunting herons’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
Earliest quotation: 1817, Daniel Lysons, Samuel Lysons: “Brough-mill, which in the reign of Edward III. belonged…”
Equivalent to heron + -er
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-
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Proto-West Germanic *hraigrō
Medieval Latin hairō
Anglo-Norman heiron
Middle English heron ‘the grey heron, or (rarely) a representation…’
English heron
Every English word from Anglo-Norman heroner
Today it means
noun A hawk used in hunting herons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman heroner / heroner