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geirfugl

geirfugl

Faroese

Noun

geirfugl

  1. indefinite accusative singular of geirfuglur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geirfugl.

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive singular geirfugls, nominative plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk

Declension


Old Norse

Noun

geirfugl m (genitive geirfugls, plural geirfuglar)

  1. great auk
  2. gyrfalcon

Declension

Synonyms

  • (gyrfalcon): geirfalki

References

  • geirfugl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press