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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse skúfr.
Pronunciation
Noun
skúgvur m (genitive singular skúvs, plural skúgvar)
- great skua (Stercorarius skua, a seabird of Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Scotland)
- tuft
- the pyloric caeca of fish
Usage notes
This term was exported before the onset of Faroese skerping, which produced the change: skúvur > skúgvur.
Declension
Descendants
References
- “skúgvur” in G. V. C. Young, Cynthia R. Clewer, Føroysk-Ensk Orðabók / Faroese-English Dictionary (1985).