staniel

English

Alternative forms

• stanyel, stannyel, stannel, standgale, stanchel, steingale, stonegall

Etymology

From Middle English staniel (“bird of prey”), from Old English stānġilla, stānġella (“staniel, pelican”, literally “rock-crier”), from stān (“stone, rock”) + ġella (“yeller, crier”). More at stone, yell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstænjəl/
• Rhymes: -ænjəl

Noun

staniel (plural staniels)

1. The kestrel or windhover.

Synonyms

• stand hawk
• stannel hawk

Further reading

• Jules Derocquigny (1904), “Staniel”, in A Contribution to the Study of the French Element in English, page 280

Anagrams

• tenails, Stelian, saltine, nailest, elastin, stealin', salient, tselina, alestin, Latines, entails, nail set, nailset