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vaengr
Old Norse · medieval
"a bird's flying limb"
the limb a bird uses to fly, replacing the earlier native English word fethra in general use
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wing
English · 1200s
"a limb or structure used for flying"
settled as the standard English word for a bird's or aircraft's flying limb
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