Well, nar (with accent on a) in Old Norse means the dead, or corpse, primarily referring to the colour of the narwhal ( mottled grey and how it reflects that of a drowned body. The whale bit is pretty self explanatory.
The Old Norse term "nar" means corpse, and "hvalr" means whale, so "narwhal" combined would mean "corpse whale". This likely refers to the mottled, corpse-like appearance of the narwhal's skin.
"Thank you" in Old Norse, the language of the Vikings, is "takk."
Eric the Red was a Norse explorer, and he is believed to have spoken Old Norse, which was the language of the Vikings. Old Norse is an ancient North Germanic language that was commonly spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
No, the language of the Normans was Old Norman, a dialect of Old French. It evolved from the Old Norse language spoken by the Vikings who settled in the region, but it was heavily influenced by Latin and other Romance languages.
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer and is believed to have spoken Old Norse, the language spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
Icelandic is the modern language that was derived from Old Norse, the language used by the Vikings. It has retained many similarities to Old Norse due to Iceland's isolation from other language influences.
Old Norse refers to the language. Norse refers to the people.
No, the language of the Normans was Old Norman, a dialect of Old French. It evolved from the Old Norse language spoken by the Vikings who settled in the region, but it was heavily influenced by Latin and other Romance languages.
Eric the Red was a Norse explorer, and he is believed to have spoken Old Norse, which was the language of the Vikings. Old Norse is an ancient North Germanic language that was commonly spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
Swedish is a derivative of Old Norse, and their word for "Wolf" is "Ulv". Old Norse, as a language, seems to be extinct.
I guess you mean Old Norse, as spoken by the Vikings. In that language "white" is expressed by the words hvítr, bleikr or melrakki.
Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer and is believed to have spoken Old Norse, the language spoken in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
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That is incorrect. Old Norse, the language of the Vikings, is a North Germanic language once spoken in Scandinavia, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland.
Yes they do have. The Narwhal (meaning "corpse whale" in Old Norse) is a rarely seen Arctic whale. This social whale is known for the very long tooth that males have.