Etymology

lanner falcon

Today it means: Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia. Full definition →

Middle French lanier
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The story

  1. Middle French · derived fromlanier“cowardly”
  2. English todaylanner falcon

lanner, from the Middle French lanier (“cowardly”), and falcon.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchlanier all →

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