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† ˈheroner Obs.
Also 4 heroneer, 6 -eyr, hearoner, 7 herner.
[a. F. héronnier (OF. also haironnier) adj., in faucon héronnier, f. hairon, héron, heron. Treated in Eng. as a n. in apposition to falcon, and thence used alone.]
A falcon trained to fly at the heron; also, falcon heroner.
c1374Chaucer Troylus iv. 385 (413) Ech for his vertu holden is for dere, Boþe heroner, and faukon for ryuere. c1385― L.G.W. 1120 Dido, Ne gentil hawtein faucoun heroner. 1575Turberv. Faulconrie 29 The facon gentle..is a very good hearoner. 1599Thynne Animadv. (1865) 39 But this ‘heroner’, is an especiall hawke..of moore accompte then other hawkes are, because the flighte of the Herone ys moore daungerous then of other fowles. 1611Cotgr., Faulcon haironnier, a herner, a faulcon made onely to the heron. |