hauk

Noun

hauk

1. indefinite accusative singular of haukur
2. indefinite dative singular of haukur

Noun

hauk

1. Alternative form of hauke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæʉk/

Etymology

From Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Noun

hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural hauker, definite plural haukene)

1. a hawk

   Ser du haukene på himmelen?

   Can you see the hawks in the sky?

References

• “hauk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Akin to English hawk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæʉk/

Noun

hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural haukar, definite plural haukane)

1. a hawk
2. Ser du haukane på himmelen?

   Can you see the hawks in the sky?

References

• “hauk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

hauk (plural hauks)

1. hawk