schiterow

Middle English

Etymology

From schite (“diarrhoea”) or schiten (“to defecate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃitərɔu̯/

Noun

schiterow (plural schiterowys)

(Late Middle English, hapax) The European heron.

Descendants

Yola: shederow

References

“shiterou, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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