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English word origin

Etymology of eagle

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
noun

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. · A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States. · A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England. · A score of two under par for a hole.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionegleenm
  • Derivation mentionaiglefro
  • Derivation mentionaquilala
  • Cognate mentionearnenm
  • Cognate mentionearnang · eagle
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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To score an eagle.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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  • Derivation mentionaiglefro
  • Derivation mentionaquilala
  • Cognate mentionearnenm
  • Cognate mentionearnang · eagle
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