stannel

English

Alternative forms

• stanchel
• stand hawk
• standgale
• standgall
• staniel
• stannyel
• stanyel
• steingale
• stonegall

Etymology

From an Old English word, literally "stone yeller", i.e. a bird that calls from the rocks.

Noun

stannel (plural stannels)

1. (obsolete) kestrel

Derived terms

• stannel hawk

 

References

• “stannel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• lannets