narkval
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”).
Pronunciation
Noun
narkval m (definite singular narkvalen, indefinite plural narkvalar, definite plural narkvalane)
- a narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
- 1910, Andreas Austlid, “Nansen og Johansen paa nordpolsferd”, in Lesebok for folkeskulen:
- Enno ikkje fast land! Berre ein og annan selen og narkvalen
- Still no dry land! Just the odd seal and narwhal
References
- “narkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.