The story
- Old Norse · derived fromskúfr
- Faroese · derived fromskúgvur“Great Skua”
- English todayskua
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
skua
Today it means: Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches. Full definition →
Faroese skúgvur ← Old Norse skúfr