meriswin

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Old Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to meri (“sea”) +‎ *swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old High German meriswīn (“dolphin”). Compare also Dutch zeevarken (“porpoise”), from zee (“sea”) +‎ varken (“pig”).

Noun[edit]

meriswīn n

  1. unknown sea animal, probably porpoise

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Dutch: mēerswijn, maerswijn, merswijn

References[edit]

  • “meriswīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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