Note 62 — Chapter III · THE SPARROW-HAWK
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
T̤apīdan, “to bate.” “‘Bate, bating;’ fluttering or flying off the fist.... Literally to beat the air with the wings, from the French battre.”—Harting.
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
T̤apīdan, “to bate.” “‘Bate, bating;’ fluttering or flying off the fist.... Literally to beat the air with the wings, from the French battre.”—Harting.