- náhvalr
- m. narwhale.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
náhvalr
Look at other dictionaries:
narwhal — also narwhale noun Etymology: Norwegian & Danish narhval & Swedish narval, probably modification of Icelandic nárhvalur, from Old Norse nāhvalr, from nār corpse + hvalr whale; from its color Date: 1646 an arctic cetacean (Monodon monoceros) about … New Collegiate Dictionary
Monodon monoceros — Narval … Wikipedia Español
НАРВАЛ — (швед.). Единорог, рогозуб, животное, похожее на кита, с длинным зубом в верхней челюсти. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. НАРВАЛ рогозуб, единорог; морское животное из породы китов с длинным зубом в … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
narwhal — narwhalian /nahr hway lee euhn, way , wol ee /, adj. /nahr weuhl/, n. a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw. Also, narwal, narwhale /nahr hwayl , wayl /.… … Universalium
narval — [ narval ] n. m. • 1723; narwal 1647; nahwal 1627; danois narhval, d o. islandaise, par le lat. sav. ♦ Grand mammifère cétacé (odontocètes) des mers arctiques, appelé communément licorne de mer, caractérisé par le développement considérable, chez … Encyclopédie Universelle
Narwal — Nar|wal der; [e]s, e <über nord. nar(h)val aus gleichbed. altnord. nāhvalr, eigtl. »Leichenwal« (wahrscheinlich wegen der schwarz u. weiß gefleckten Haut)> 4 6 Meter langer, grauweißer, dunkelbraun gefleckter Einhornwal der Arktis mit (beim … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
narwhal — [17] The narwhal, a small arctic whale with a long unicorn like tusk, is whitish in colour, which evidently reminded Viking seafarers somewhat morbidly of a corpse, for they named it in Old Icelandic nāhvalr, literally ‘corpse whale’. In Danish… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
narwhal — (n.) 1650s, from Dan. and Norw. narhval, probably a metathesis of O.N. nahvalr, lit. corpse whale, from na corpse + hvalr whale (see WHALE (Cf. whale)). So called from resemblance of its whitish color to that of dead bodies. The first element is… … Etymology dictionary
narwhal — nar•whal or nar•wal [[t]ˈnɑr wəl[/t]] also nar•whale [[t] ˌ(h)weɪl, ˌweɪl[/t]] n. mam a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw • Etymology: 1650–60; <… … From formal English to slang
narwhal — /ˈnawəl/ (say nahwuhl) noun an arctic cetacean, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forwards from the upper jaw. Also, narwal, narwhale. {anglicised form of Swedish or Danish narhval (from nar + hval… …
narwhal — [17] The narwhal, a small arctic whale with a long unicorn like tusk, is whitish in colour, which evidently reminded Viking seafarers somewhat morbidly of a corpse, for they named it in Old Icelandic nāhvalr, literally ‘corpse whale’. In Danish… … Word origins
