- rostungr
- m. -a-морж
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
walrus — 1650s, from Du. walrus, which was probably a folk etymology alteration (by influence of Du. walvis whale and ros horse ) of a Scandinavian word, such as O.N. rosmhvalr walrus, hrosshvalr a kind of whale, or rostungr walrus. O.E. had horschwæl,… … Etymology dictionary