meriswin

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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

  1. unknown sea animal, probably porpoise

Descendants

References

  • meriswīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012