n.
'peacock' (Modern English )
PGmc Ancestor
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
pá, pái 'peacock', cp. also páfugl
(ONP pá (sb.), pái (sb.); cp. páfugl (sb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
cp. Icel páfugl, Norw påfugl, Dan påfugl, Sw påfågel
OE Cognate
Phonological and morphological markers
Summary category
CCC2c
This is OED3's only citation of a relevant spelling, while MED cites two 14c names recorded from the N/EM.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
WA 4983