Note 128 — Chapter VIII · THE ORDERS SIRENIA AND CETACEA
Reading edition
Icel. hvalr; Dan. and Swed. hval; Anglo-Saxon hwæl; Germ. wal, walfisch. The meaning apparently is “roller,” the word being closely allied to “wheel” (Skeat).
Reading edition
Icel. hvalr; Dan. and Swed. hval; Anglo-Saxon hwæl; Germ. wal, walfisch. The meaning apparently is “roller,” the word being closely allied to “wheel” (Skeat).