foulere

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fugelere, fuglere, from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī; by surface analysis, foul (bird) +‎ -ere (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːlər(ə)/, (Kent) /ˈvuɣ(ə)lər(ə)/, (Yorkshire) /ˈfyːlər/

Noun

foulere (plural fouleres)

  1. A catcher or hunter of wildfowl; a fowler.

Descendants

  • English: fowler
    • Irish: foghlaeir
  • Middle Scots: foular, fouller, fowlar, fowlair, fowlare

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