sparv

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish sparver derived from Old Norse spǫrr.

Origin

Old Norse

spǫrr

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