corbie
noun
cor·bie ˈkȯr-bē 
chiefly Scotland
: carrion crow
also : raven
Word History
Etymology
early Scots corby "raven," probably alteration (with assimilation to the suffix -y -ie) of northern Middle English corbin "raven," borrowed from Anglo-French & Old French, probably going back to a noun derivative of Latin corvīnus "of a raven" — more at corvine
Note: For -b- for Latin -v- cf. note at corbel entry 1.
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- anticipating
- anticipation
- anticipations
- anticipative
- anticipatively
- anticipator
- anticipators
- anticipatory
- anticked
- anticking
- anticks
- antickt
- anticlassical
- anticlastic
- anticlerical
- anticlericalism
- anticlericalisms
- anticlericalists
- anticlericals
- anticlimactic
- anticlimactical
- anticlimactically
- anticlimax
- anticlimaxes
- anticlinal