DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

skarv.

shag, cormorant (a bird)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun

shag, cormorant (a bird)
common-gender
great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
common-gender

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.

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