gerfalcon

British  

/ -ˌfɔːkən, ˈdʒɜːˌfɔːlkən /

noun

1. a variant spelling of gyrfalcon

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Example Sentences

And who that putteth that knight to the worse shall have a fair maid and a gerfalcon.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Malory, Thomas, Sir

But Le Beau Disconus sent the white gerfalcon to King Arthur for a gift, and the king sent him a hundred pounds' weight of florins.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 4 by Patten, William

Oiseaux de poing, or hand-birds, was the name given to the gosshawk, common hawk, the gerfalcon, and the merlin, because they returned to the hand of their master after having pursued game.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

Particularly in the most poetical passages you are excellent; as, for instance, in the fine description of the gerfalcon and the heron in 'El Mayor Encanto.' 

From Poems by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

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)