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jerv

“jerv” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Etymology

From Old Norse jarfr, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Cognate with Swedish järv, Faroese jarvur.

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