Hærean-fagol

Dictionnaire Anglo-Saxon de Bosworth & Toller - hærean-fagol

Selon le Dictionnaire Anglo-Saxon :

Have the glossers misunderstood the word

hærean-fagol
herinaciis, and supposed it to be the name of a bird ? Can the hærean represent herin and fagol be a mistake for fugol? and in the other gloss, håtte-fagol, is hatte = hatte, andfago/ for fugol, so that the gloss would mean herinacius is the name of a bird ? hærean-fagol
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