geirfuglur

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • great auk (Pinguinus impennis), an extinct bird, which was observed 1808 for the last time in the Faroes.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse geirfugl.

Origin

Old Norse

geirfugl

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