røyrkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse reyðarhvalr (“fin whale”), a compound of reyðr (“fin whale”) + hvalr (“whale”). Old Norse reyðr is cognate with rauðr (“red”). Compare Danish rørhval.

Noun

røyrkval m

1. fin whale

Synonyms

• finnhval (Bokmål), finnkval (Nynorsk)

Descendants

• → English: rorqual
• → French: rorqual
  • → Catalan: rorqual
• → German: Rorqual, Rorwal
• → Spanish: rorcual

References

• Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages]