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Given its mottled white and grey color and the way it lies belly up motionless what whale got its name from the Old Norse word for corpse whale?
Narwhal
What is the word for grandfather in old Norse?
The word for grandfather in Old Norse is "afi."
Where did the name 'narwhal' come from?
"Narwhal" is Norse for "corpse whale", because the spotted body (very unusual for a whale) reminded the Norse sailors of the body of a man who has drowned.
What is the Norse word for hunter?
veiðimaðr is old Norse for huntsman
What is wolves in Old Norse?
Swedish is a derivative of Old Norse, and their word for "Wolf" is "Ulv". Old Norse, as a language, seems to be extinct.
What is the Old Norse word for nightmare?
The old Norse is 'mara incubus', which refers to an evil spirit visiting people whilst they are asleep
How do you say book in old Norse?
In Old Norse, the word for book is "bók."
What is the viking word for beast?
The Vikings spoke Old Norse and the Old Norse word for beast is dýr.
How do you say storm in old Norse?
The word for storm in Old Norse is "stormr." It is pronounced like "storm."
What is the Norse word for hell?
The Old English/Norse word and the Modern English word are one in the same; hell=hell.
What word relate to the old Norse word rangr?
Unjust
What does 'Narwhal' mean in the Old Norse language?
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.
