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narwhal

Meaningcorpse-whale

Common meaning: an Arctic whale with a long tusk

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)nahvalr‘corpse-whale’source
  2. Danishnarhvalsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscorpse-whale → an Arctic whale with a long tusknarwhal‘an Arctic whale with a long tusk’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) nahvalr ‘corpse-whale’.

Roots

  • nahvalr Old Norse (Icelandic) “corpse-whale”

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