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  • The rest are generally known only by specialists: cadder and related kae; fulmar and related maw, akin to E mew; gare-fowl and possibly related gyrfalcon; gowk which superseded OE géac ` cuckoo '> obsolete (obs) E yeke; the related loom and loon, the related scarf and scart; scua, steg, and tern.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3 1984

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