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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Narwal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Narwal
Friedrich Kluge2512413An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — Narwal1891John Francis Davis

Narwal, m., ‘sea-unicorn,’ ModHG. only, borrowed from Dan. and Swed. narhval (equiv. to OIc. ná-hvalr), whence also E. narwal. The origin of these cognates, introduced from the North, is obscure. See Walfisch.