cokkou

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cuckow, kukkow, kockow, kokkow, cukkow, cockou, cokkow, kukkowe, cuccu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cucu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔkuː/, /ˈkukuː/

Noun

cokkou (plural kockowes)

1. The cuckoo (Cuculus canorus).
   • a. 1250, unknown, “Sumer is icumen in”‎^[1]:

     Lhude sing cuccu / Groweþ sed / and bloweþ med

     Sing loudly, cuckoo! / seed grows / and fields bloom

2. (rare) The sound a cuckoo makes.

Descendants

• English: cuckoo
• Scots: cuckoo

References

• “cokkǒu, cǒkkǒu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-06.