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heron

/ˈheɹən/HEH-ruhn
/ˈhɛɹən/HEH-ruhn

Meaninga heron, herne, hernshaw

Common meaning: a long-legged bird that hunts in shallow water

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchhairon‘a heron, herne, hernshaw’source
  2. Middle Englishheroun‘heron’source
  3. Englishheron‘a long-legged bird that hunts in shallow water’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French hairon ‘a heron, herne, hernshaw’.

Roots

  • hairon Old French “a heron, herne, hernshaw”

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