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Old Dutch
Etymology
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
meriswīn n
- unknown sea animal, probably porpoise
Descendants
References
- “meriswīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012