From há (“aftergrass, aftermath”) + horn (“horn”) + -ingur (“-er”), figuratively after the whale's white spots that look like the stumps of horns that have been mowed down.
háhyrningur m (genitive singular háhyrnings, nominative plural háhyrningar)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | háhyrningur | háhyrningurinn | háhyrningar | háhyrningarnir |
accusative | háhyrning | háhyrninginn | háhyrninga | háhyrningana |
dative | háhyrningi | háhyrningnum | háhyrningum | háhyrningunum |
genitive | háhyrnings | háhyrningsins | háhyrninga | háhyrninganna |