Etymograph

English

sarcel

Sarcel comes from Old French cercel.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400cercel1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1575sarcel1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sarcel
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1575, George Turberuile i.e.. George Turbervil, Howe to Ympe a Hawkes Feather: “If a ſarcell, or other feathers be broken aboue…”.

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400cercelWiktionary, English sarcel
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1575sarcelWiktionary, English sarcel. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1575, George Turberuile i.e.. George Turbervil, Howe to Ympe a Hawkes Feather: “If a ſarcell, or other feathers be broken aboue…”

Every English word from Old French cercel

Today it means

noun One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, especially a hawk.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sarcel”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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