gerfalcon

British  

/ -ˌfɔːkən, ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of gyrfalcon

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Example Sentences

And at that tournament Sir Uwaine smote down thirty knights, therefore was given him the prize, and that was a gerfalcon, and a white steed trapped with cloth of gold.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

But the falcon was indeed a thoroughbred, with the eye of a gerfalcon.

From Marguerite de Valois by Dumas père, Alexandre

If it had not have been for that little bird at Chilton you might have hoodwinked me as blind as ever gerfalcon was hooded.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

A gerfalcon, a tercell of gerfalcon are due to a king.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

It occurred to me that it might be the famous gerfalcon, or Icelandic eagle; and, on mentioning this supposition, Raed and Kit both agreed with me that it seemed likely.

From Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)