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Old Norse
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Unrelated to karpa, carp, and the similarly formed corvus (whence corb), κόραξ (kórax).
Noun
korpr m
- (rare) raven
- Synonym: hrafn
Usage notes
- While the common term in many of the descendant languages, in Old Nordic this term was very rare compared to hrafn.
Declension
Declension of korpr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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