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Etymology
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Noun
skarvur m (genitive singular skarvs, plural skarvar)
- shag, cormorant (a bird)
- common shag, European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Declension
References
- Lockwood, William Burley (1984): The Oxford book of British bird names, p. 134