[...] the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjons roof, with its [...] relative nearness to the stars, among which his sky-worshiping and uncircumcised ancestors still hunted with infallible gyrfalcons for celestial game.
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Gyrfalcon — Gyr fal con (j[ e]r f[add] k n), n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gyrfalcon — also gerfalcon, c.1200, from O.Fr. girfauc large northern falcon, probably from Frankish, from P.Gmc. *ger (Cf. O.H.G. gir vulture ) + L. falco hawk (see FALCON (Cf. falcon)). Folk etymology connects it with L. gyrus (see GYRE (Cf. gy … Etymology dictionary
gyrfalcon — ► NOUN ▪ a large arctic falcon, with mainly grey or white plumage. ORIGIN probably related to High German g r spear … English terms dictionary
gyrfalcon — [jʉr′fôl΄kən, jʉr′fô΄kən; jʉr′fal΄kən] n. [ME gerfaucoun < OFr girfaucon < Frank * gerfalko < * ger (OHG gir, hawk), lit., greedy (one) < IE base * ĝhī, *ĝhe > GAPE + * falko, FALCON] a large, fierce, strong falcon (Falco… … English World dictionary
Gyrfalcon — Taxobox name = Gyrfalcon or Gerfalcon image width = 220px image caption = Brown morph status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Falconidae genus = Falco subgenus = (… … Wikipedia
gyrfalcon — /jerr fawl keuhn, fal , faw keuhn/, n. a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number. Also, gerfalcon. [1300 50; ME gerfaucon, jerfacoun < MF, OF,… … Universalium
gyrfalcon — medžioklinis sakalas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Falco gyrfalco; Falco rusticolus; Hierofalco rusticolus angl. gyrfalcon vok. Gerfalke, m rus. кречет, m pranc. faucon gerfaut, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Gyrfalcon (disambiguation) — Gyrfalcon may refer to:* The Gyrfalcon, a species of bird. * The Gyrfalcon Islands are an archipelago around coord|59|6|N|68|57|W in Ungava Bay, northeastern Canada [http://encarta.msn.com/map 701571681/Gyrfalcon Islands.html] . Nearby Tiercel… … Wikipedia
gyrfalcon — noun Etymology: Middle English gerfaucun, from Anglo French girfauc, girfaucon, probably from gir vulture (from Old High German gīr) + faucon falcon Date: 14th century an arctic falcon (Falco rusticolus) that occurs in several color forms and is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gyrfalcon — n. large Arctic falcon (bird of prey)gyr·fal·con || dÊ’Éœr‚fælkÉ™n / dʒɜ˂fÉ”ËlkÉ™n … English contemporary dictionary
