Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heroner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heroner
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hawk used in hunting herons.

Example Sentences

"Brough-mill, which in the reign of Edward III. belonged to the family of Strelley, was then held by the service of attending the King on horseback whenever he should come into Derbyshire, carrying a heroner (or heron-falcon [footnote: Falco heronarius])."
"Whilst the sound yet lingered above their heads, came another band, of falconers and huntsmen, prickers and varlets, with hawk and heroner, hound and spaniel, so many and well-appointed, that they seemed like a little army."
"Old Joan was a noted heroner. She was never flown at any other quarry, and she had been brought out on the chance of finding a heron at siege."

Etymology

From Middle English heroner, from Anglo-Norman heroner. By surface analysis, heron + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: heroner

Inflected Forms

heroners (plural)

Questions

What does heroner mean?: A hawk used in hunting herons.
Where does heroner come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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