uhtfugal

From ūhta (“last part of the night, early morning”) +‎ fugal (“bird”), thus literally "bird of the morning".

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːxtfuɣɑl/

ūhtfugal m

1. rooster
   • 9th century, Genesis, lines 286-288:

     Nahida moragan
     an allara seliða gihwem. · Uhtfugal sang
     fora daga huoam (=dagahruoma?)

     Morning drew near upon all settlements; the rooster sang before the break of dawn.