An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Narwal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2696003An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — NarwalJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Narwal, masculine, ‘sea-unicorn,’ Modern High German only, borrowed from Danish and Swedish narhval (equivalent to Old Icelandic ná-hvalr), whence also English narwal. The origin of these cognates, introduced from the North, is obscure. See Walfisch.