Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

austringer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aus-tringer
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A keeper of goshawks.

Obsolete

noun

A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.

Example Sentences

"Ye shall vnderstonde that thay be calde Ostregeris that kepe Goshawkys or Tercellis, and tho that kepe Sperhawkys and muskettys ben called Speruiteris, and keperis of all other hawkys ben callidde Faukeneris."
"Just as in modern shooting you must never offer criticism to the man in command, so in hawking it was important that no outside advice should be allowed to disturb the judgment of the austringer."

Etymology

From Middle English ostreger, ostringer, borrowed from Old French ostruchier, austruchier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ostreger, ostruchier

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

austringers (plural) ostreger (alternative) ostriger (alternative) ostringer (alternative)

Questions

What does austringer mean?: A keeper of goshawks.
Where does austringer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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