moorhen
English
/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
- (British) A female red grouse, .
Etymology
Compound from English moor + English hen derived from Old English mōrhana.
Origin
Old English
mōrhana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bush-hen English
- gorhen English
- hen English
- henbane English
- hencoop English
- henfest English
- henhood English
- henhouse English
- henless English
- henlike English
- hennery English
- hennish English
- henpeck English
- henpecked English
- henroost English
- henwife English
- henyard English
- moor English
- moorable English
- moorage English
- moorball English
- moorband English
- moorberry English
- moorbird English
- moorcock English
- moorer English
- moorfowl English
- moorish English
- moorland English
- moorlog English
- moorpan English
- moorstone English
- moortop English
- moorwort English
- moory English
- mudhen English
- newshen English
- peahen English
- remoor English
- sagehen English
- sea hen English
- swamphen English
- turkey-hen English
- unmoor English
- water hen English
- waterhen English
- woodhen English
- mōrhana Old English
- hen Middle English
- mor Middle English
- múráil Irish
- hano Old High German
- hen
- moor
- moory
- mudhen
- remoor
- moorer
- unmoor
- peahen
- gorhen
- moorage
- sagehen
- moorish
- henhood
- henless
- woodhen
- hennery
- henpeck
- henbane
- hennish
- newshen
- hencoop
- moorlog
- henlike
- henyard
- moorpan
- henfest
- henwife
- moortop
- sea hen
- moorland
- henroost
- moorwort
- moorband
- moorball
- henhouse
- moorbird
- moorfowl
- waterhen
- moorcock
- bush-hen
- moorable
- swamphen
- henpecked
- moorstone
- moorberry
- water hen
- turkey-hen