cokkou

Middle English

Alternative forms

cuckow, kukkow, kockow, kokkow, cukkow, cockou, cokkow, kukkowe, cuccu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cucu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔkuː/, /ˈkukuː/

Noun

cokkou (plural kockowes)

The cuckoo (Cuculus canorus).
- a. 1250, unknown, “Sumer is icumen in”‎:
  Lhude sing cuccu / Groweþ sed / and bloweþ med
  Sing loudly, cuckoo! / seed grows / and fields bloom
(rare) The sound a cuckoo makes.

Descendants

English: cuckoo
Scots: cuckoo

References

“cokkǒu, cǒkkǒu (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-06.

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