Meaning

2 senses

  1. The great auk.

  2. (archaic, rare)The razorbill

Origin

From Icelandic geirfugl, from Old Norse geirfugl (“great auk”), related to Swedish garfåge

From Icelandic geirfugl, from Old Norse geirfugl (“great auk”), related to Swedish garfågel, Danish geirfugl, Faroese geirfuglur, gorfuglur, French gorfou.

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Forms

plural: garefowls

See also

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