Note 32 — CHAUCER’S Rime of Sir Thopas
Reading edition
Spear-hawk, sparrow-hawk. From the root spar, to quiver or flutter, comes the name of “sparrow” and a part of the name “sparrow-hawk.”
Reading edition
Spear-hawk, sparrow-hawk. From the root spar, to quiver or flutter, comes the name of “sparrow” and a part of the name “sparrow-hawk.”