fieldfare

field·fare

a European thrush (Turdus pilaris) with a grayish head and brown wings

Origin of fieldfare

Middle English feldefare, altered (after faren, fare) from Old English feldeware, literally , “field-dweller” from feld, field + uncertain or unknown; perhaps wærian, to guard, inhabit: uncertain or unknown; perhaps folk etymology

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fieldfare

noun

An Old World thrush (Turdus pilaris) having gray and reddish-brown plumage.

Origin of fieldfare

Middle English feldfare from Old English feldeware error for feldefare perhaps feld field ; see field . -fare goer ( from faran to go ; see per-² in Indo-European roots.)

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Noun

(plural fieldfares)

A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.

Origin

Origin uncertain, perhaps present in Old English.

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