Aigron
/ˈeɪɡrən/noun
An obsolete English name for a heron, also found in historical French forms.
Did you know?The word is historically connected with French aigron, while egret developed from a diminutive form of the same heron-name family.
Etymological Timeline
Early Medieval Period
Old French
hairon
“Heron; an early French form related to later heron-names.”
Middle French
French
aigron
“Heron; a variant form of the bird’s name.”
16th–17th Century
English
aigron
“An obsolete English borrowing or literary form meaning “heron.””
Modern English
English
aigron
“A historical or obsolete term, now largely replaced by heron.”