Definition
A large Arctic falcon with gray or white plumage, prized in medieval falconry as the most noble hunting bird.
Etymology
From Old Norse geirfalki, combining geirr (spear) and falki (falcon) — literally a 'spear falcon' for its swift, direct attack. The word traveled through Middle English and became the supreme falcon of medieval nobility.
Kelly Says
The gerfalcon was so valued in medieval falconry that it became a status symbol — only kings and emperors could own them. A single gerfalcon was worth more than a village, and these birds could kill prey as large as herons mid-flight.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
gerenfalcon
ገረንፋልኮን
ARالعربية
gerenfalcon
جرنفاكون
BNবাংলা
gerenfalcon
গেরফাল্কন
CACatalà
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
CSČeština
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
DADansk
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
DEDeutsch
Gerenfalke
ge-re-fal-ke
ELΕλληνικά
gerfalcon
γεραλκων
ESEspañol
gerifalte
ge-ri-fal-te
FAفارسی
gerenfalcon
گرنفاکن
FISuomi
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
FRFrançais
gélinotte
ʒe-li-not
GUGU
gerenfalcon
ગેરફાલ્કન
HAHA
gerenfalcon
gere-fa-l-kon
HEעברית
gerfalcon
ג'רפאלקון
HIहिन्दी
gerenfalcon
गेरफाल्कन
HUMagyar
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
IGIG
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
ITItaliano
gerfalcon
ger-fal-cone
JA日本語
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-ru-kon
KKKK
gerenfalcon
геренфа́лкон
KMKM
gerenfalcon
គ្រេរ៉េនផាលកុន
KO한국어
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-ru-kon
MRMR
gerenfalcon
गेरफाल्कन
MSBahasa Melayu
gerenfalcon
ger-fa-l-kon
MYမြန်မာ
gerenfalcon
ဂေရင်ဖလကွန်
NLNederlands
gerfalcon
ge-re-fal-con
NONorsk
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
PAPA
gerenfalcon
ਗੇਰਫਾਲਕਨ
PLPolski
gerfalcon
ger-fa-l-kon
PTPortuguês
gerifalte
ʒe-ri-fal-te
RORomână
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
RUРусский
gerenfalke
ге-рен-фа́л-ке
SVSvenska
gerfalcon
gerfalcon
SWKiswahili
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
TAதமிழ்
gerenfalcon
ஜெரெஃபால்கன்
TEతెలుగు
gerenfalcon
గెరఫాల్కన్
THไทย
gerenfalcon
เกอเรนฟัลคอน
TLTL
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
TRTürkçe
gerfalcon
ge-re-fal-kon
UKУкраїнська
gerfalcon
герфа́лкон
URاردو
gerenfalcon
جرنفاكون
VITiếng Việt
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
YOYO
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon
ZH中文
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-ru-kon
ZUZU
gerenfalcon
ge-re-fa-l-kon