schiterow

Middle English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃitərɔu̯/

Noun

schiterow (plural schiterowys)

1. (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) The European heron.

Descendants

• Yola: shederow

References

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