mallart

Old French

Etymology

From masle (“male”) +‎ -art, possibly through or influenced by Medieval Latin mallardus.

Noun

mallart oblique singular, m (oblique plural mallarz or mallartz, nominative singular mallarz or mallartz, nominative plural mallart)

1. male wild duck

Descendants

• → Middle English: malard, mawlard, mawdelard
  • English: mallard

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Mallart”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.