fowel

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

fowele, foul, foghel, fuȝel, foȝel, foughel, fouel, fowl

Etymology[edit]

From Old English fugol, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfuːəl/, (Northern) /ˈfyːəl/

Noun[edit]

fowel (plural fowels)

bird

Descendants[edit]

English: fowl
Scots: foul, fule
Yola: fowlès (plural)

References[edit]

“fǒul, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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