hobel
Old French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, related to Middle Dutch hobbelen (“to hobble”), Dutch hobben (“to hop”).
Noun
hobel oblique singular, m (oblique plural hobeaus or hobeax or hobiaus or hobiax or hobels, nominative singular hobeaus or hobeax or hobiaus or hobiax or hobels, nominative plural hobel)
- small bird of prey (precise definition is uncertain or may vary; possibly a falcon)
References
- Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “hobel”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.