MERLIN


Meaning of MERLIN in English

■ noun a small dark falcon that hunts small birds. [ Falco columbarius .]

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. merilun , from OFr. esmerillon , augmentative of esmeril , of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.