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Where does “skúgvur” come from?

skúgvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skúfr — great skua.

skúgvur (Faroese): great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish

Definitions

  1. great skua; tuft; the pyloric caeca of fish

Ancestry of “skúgvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskúfrgreat skua

Words derived from “skúgvur”

  • skua
  • skúa
  • скуа
  • skua
  • Skua
  • скуа
  • sgiwen
  • Skúvoy
  • скуа
Every word from Old Norse skúfr →