narkval

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (corpse) +‎ hvalr (whale).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²nɑːrˌkʋɑːl/

Noun[edit]

narkval m (definite singular narkvalen, indefinite plural narkvalar, definite plural narkvalane)

  1. a narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
    • 1910, Andreas Austlid, “Nansen og Johansen paa nordpolsferd”, in Lesebok for folkeskulen:
      Enno ikkje fast land! Berre ein og annan selen og narkvalen
      Still no dry land! Just the odd seal and narwhal

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