narkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse náhvalr, from nár (“corpse”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²nɑːrˌkʋɑːl/

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.

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