gejrfugl

Danish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from either Norwegian Nynorsk geirfugl or Faroese geirfuglur. From geirr (“spear”, referring to the beak) +‎ fugl (“bird”). If inherited, it would have been gerfugl. Cognate with Swedish garfågel and English garefowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑjˀʌˈfuˀl]

Noun

gejrfugl c (singular definite gejrfuglen, plural indefinite gejrfugle)

1. great auk

Inflection

Declension of gejrfugl

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gejrfugl	gejrfuglen	gejrfugle	gejrfuglene
genitive	gejrfugls	gejrfuglens	gejrfugles	gejrfuglenes

Related terms

• (obsolete, rare) ger (“spear”)
• fugl (“bird”)