walfisk

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

walfisk c (plural walfisken, diminutive walfiskje)

  1. whale

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