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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Seafowl m. Old English sǣ 'sea' + Old English fugol 'bird'.

England
Latin
● 1185x1186 Safugel (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 192; 1222 Safuli (gen) StPaulDom p. 105, safugeli (gen) ibid. p. 105
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Seafowl". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Seafowl.