"harfang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: harfangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French harfang, itself borrowed from Swedish harfång. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|harfang|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French harfang, {{bor+|en|fr|harfang}} Borrowed from French harfang, {{der|en|sv|harfång}} Swedish harfång Head templates: {{en-noun}} harfang (plural harfangs)
  1. (obsolete) snowy owl Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-harfang-en-noun-5Q4jkRQu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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