spervarius

spervarius, sperverius, sprevarius (esp-) [AN esperver, esprevier, sperver; cf. AS spearwa+-arius], sparrow-hawk (Accipiter nisus). unum sprevarium reddit DB I 264rb; c1160 per espreverum mutatum Danelaw 351; ? 1173 reddendo ‥ unum esspervarium sorum vel sex denarios Regesta Scot. 143; 1185 reddidit ‥ j sprevarium sorum RDomin 34; 1197 de iiij sperivariis Pipe 216; 1198 in perdonis ipsi Roberto iiij sprivarii Ib. 71; c1200 preter eria sperveriorum MonA V 503a; c1200 capere ‥ esperveros ibi nidificantes Ib. VI 439a; 1210 cum ‥ osturco et espervario Couch. Furness II 569; 1222 per servicium redditus j esparvarii sori per annum BNB II 129; 1223 reddendo j spervarium bonum cercelarium Cl 555a; 1230 [de] j spirvario Pipe 120; 1260 aeree austurcorum, espervorum, et falconum Cl 141; 1286 pro putura ‥ duobus falconibus laneriis, ij esperoveriis KR Ac 351/20 m. 5; 1308 v s. de j sparvario muto redd' ‥ xij d. de j sparvario soro redd' Boldon Bk. xxix; 1316 de iiij s. receptis de ij esperveriis provenientibus de redditu venditis Cart. Glam. I 224; 1320 pullos expervariorum suorum ibidem nidificancium cepit Reg. Exon. 439; sparhawke, nisus, alietus, aspervarius CathA; accipitrem palumbarium ideo Anglorum sparhaucam et Germanorum speruuerum esse puto Turner Av. (1903) 18.