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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FEYADIN, n. Also fj(a)edin (Jak.). A whale, in fisher tabu-language (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 122). [′fjedin]
[Jak. takes the word to be an -ing deriv. of Norw. fet, Dan. fed, O.N. feit, fat, sc. the blubber animal.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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