fieldfare

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Inherited from Middle English feldefare, from Old English feldefare, from feld (“field”) + ġefara (“traveller”); equivalent to field + fare.

The fieldfare visits this country only in hard wintry weather. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer
And David answered, "I see the windmills swinging and three tall poplar trees swaying against the sky, and a flock of fieldfares are flying over the hill; but nought else do I see, good master." — The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle
Robins hopped along the frosty road, and as he walked on through the houses towards the bridge, Robert's quick ear distinguished that most wintry of all sounds--the cry of a flock of fieldfares passing overhead. — Robert Elsmere, Humphry, Mrs. Ward

snowbird, Turdus pilaris

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