reyðarhvalr

Old Norse

Etymology

reyðr (“red”) +‎ hvalr (“whale”)

Noun

reyðarhvalr m

1. red whale

Declension

  Declension of reyðarhvalr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reyðarhvalr	reyðarhvalrinn	reyðarhvalar, reyðarhvalir	reyðarhvalarnir, reyðarhvalirnir
accusative	reyðarhval	reyðarhvalinn	reyðarhvala, reyðarhvali	reyðarhvalana, reyðarhvalina
dative	reyðarhvali	reyðarhvalinum	reyðarhvǫlum	reyðarhvǫlunum
genitive	reyðarhvals	reyðarhvalsins	reyðarhvala	reyðarhvalanna

Descendants

• Danish: rørhval
• Icelandic: reyðarhvalur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: røyrkval
  • → French: rorqual
    • → English: rorqual