røyrkval
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse reyðarhvalr (“fin whale”), a compound of reyðr (“fin whale”) + hvalr (“whale”). Old Norse reyðr is cognate with rauðr (“red”). Compare Danish rørhval.
Synonyms
- finnhval (Bokmål), finnkval (Nynorsk)
References
- Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages]
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