† ostour Obs.
Also corruptly 4 ostrey, oscuriis for osturis (pl.).
[a. OF. ostur, -our (in 11th c. hostur, Roland, mod.F. autour):—pop. L. austōrium, from austur, altered from astur (Firmicus, c 340), lit. an Asturian (hawk or bird), a goshawk. Also in med.L. asturco, asturcus, austurco, -turcus, -turcius (Du Cange), whence austurcarius ostreger.]
A goshawk.
| [1363 Rolls of Parlt. II. 282/2 Laneret, Austour, ou autre Faucoun.] 13.. Guy Warw. (Caius) 176 Mikell he kouthe of haukes and houndes, Of Ostours, of Faukons of grete moundes [A. Of estriche faucouns of gret mounde]. Ibid. 3154 Ostreyes [A. Oscuriis] and faukons, girfaukes also. |