hobel

See also: Hobel, hobeľ, and höbel

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, related to Middle Dutch hobbelen (“to hobble”), Dutch hobben (“to hop”).

Noun

hobel oblique singular, m (oblique plural hobeaus or hobeax or hobiaus or hobiax or hobels, nominative singular hobeaus or hobeax or hobiaus or hobiax or hobels, nominative plural hobel)

1. small bird of prey (precise definition is uncertain or may vary; possibly a falcon)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (hobel)