Words from this language include marine life or features ("fjord", "iceberg", "walrus") and ski words ("ski", "slalom").
Word | Meaning | Notes |
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cog | ||
dollop | shapeless lump | |
fjord | Long, narrow arm of sea between high cliffs. One of many marine words from Norwegian. | |
iceberg | ice hill | Piece of ice floating in the sea. |
krill | tiny fish | Small crustaceans eaten by Whales. |
lemming | Small Arctic migrating rodent. | |
nudge | ||
quisling | A collaborator with an invading power; named after a naval officer from World War II. | |
rig | bind | Ropes on a ship. |
silt | Sediment. | |
ski | split wood | |
slalom | sloping track | Zigzag course for skiing. |
walrus | Arctic sea mammal. |