Etymology

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Today it means: The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus. Full definition →

Middle French lanier ← Latin lānārius
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lanner · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromlānārius
  2. Middle French · derived fromlanier“cowardly”
  3. English todaylanner

From Middle French lanier (“cowardly”), possibly from Latin lānārius.

Lanner · proper noun2

In Cornwall, from the Cornish language.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchlanier all →

lanner falcon

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