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melrakki

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Icelandic

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Icelandic melrakki.

Etymology

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From melur (gravel plain) +‎ rakki (dog). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk melrakke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melrakki m (genitive singular melrakka, nominative plural melrakkar)

  1. arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
    Synonyms: refur, lágfóta, skolli, tófa
    • 2022, “Melrakkasetur Íslands”, in Arctic Fox Centre[1]:
      Melrakkinn (Vulpes lagopus) er eina upprunalega landspendýrið á Íslandi.
      The arctic fox is the only native land mammal in Iceland.
    • 1950, Icelandic Canadian Club:, Icelandic Canadian - Vol. 8, No. 3 - Spring 1950[2]:
      tek inn sem lamb ór stekk eða melrakki ór gildru
      taken like a lamb from a fold or a fox from a trap

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