walfisk

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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wal (“whale”) +‎ fisk (“fish”), from Old Frisian *hwal (only attested in the compound), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal. See also German Walfisch.

Noun

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walfisk c (plural walfisken, diminutive walfiskje)

  1. whale

Further reading

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  • “walfisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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