skeljungur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From skel (“shell”).
Noun edit
skeljungur m (genitive singular skeljungs, nominative plural skeljungar)
- (uncommon) humpback whale
- Synonym: hnúfubakur
- (uncommon) barnacles on wood or on ships
- (trademark) Skeljungur, the Icelandic subsidiary of oil company Shell