capelan
capelan is the archaic form of capelin.
Meaning of capelin
Noun
capelin (plural capelins or capelin)
- A fish of species Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
- The birds are spread - so that we can see what they are like; and the men catching capelins are elevated up out of the umiak, where they practically float on the gunwale, so that we can perceive that they are the main figures and see their work-movements (fig. 250).1983, Bodil Kaalund, translated by Kenneth Tindall, The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, Painting, page 161
Forms of capelan
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Questions about capelan
- What is capelan the archaic form of?
- Capelan is the archaic form of capelin.
Words near capelan in the dictionary
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