gejrfugl
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Danish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from either Norwegian Nynorsk geirfugl or Faroese geirfuglur. From geirr (“spear”, referring to the beak) + fugl (“bird”). If inherited, it would have been gerfugl. Cognate with Swedish garfågel and English garefowl.
Pronunciation
Noun
gejrfugl c (singular definite gejrfuglen, plural indefinite gejrfugle)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gejrfugl | gejrfuglen | gejrfugle | gejrfuglene |
| genitive | gejrfugls | gejrfuglens | gejrfugles | gejrfuglenes |