horshwæl

Old English

Horshwæl on īse.

Etymology

Equivalent to hors (“horse”) +‎ hwæl (“whale”). Cognate with Old Norse hrosshvalr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxorsˌxwæl/, [ˈhorˠsˌʍæl]

Noun

horshwæl m

1. walrus

Declension

Declension of horshwæl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	horshwæl	horshwalas
accusative	horshwæl	horshwalas
genitive	horshwæles	horshwala
dative	horshwæle	horshwalum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “horshwæl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.