One linguistic trait which Finnur regarded as specifically Greenlandic was initial 'hn' in the word "Hniflungr", found in" Atlamál", "Helgakviða Hundingsbana I" and "Guðrúnarhvöt". The word is otherwise preserved as "Niflungr" in Icelandic sources. Modern scholarship is doubtful of using "Atlamál" as a source on the Greenlandic language since its Greenlandic origin is not certain, it is difficult to date, and the preserved text reflects Icelandic scribal conventions. Greenlandic Norse is believed to have been in language contact with Kalaallisut, the language of the Kalaallit, and to have left loanwords in that language. In particular, the Greenlandic word "Kalaaleq" (older "Karaaleq"), meaning "Greenlander", is believed to be derived from the word "Skrælingr", the Norse term for the people they encountered in North America. In the Greenlandic dictionary of 1750, Hans Egede states that "Karálek" is what the "old Christians" called the Greenlanders and that they use the word only with foreigners and not when speaking among themselves. Other words which may be of Norse origin include "kona" ("wife", Old Norse "kona"), "nisa" ("porpoise", Old Norse "hnísa") and "kuaneq" ("angelica", Old Norse "hvönn", plural "hvannir"). The available evidence does not establish the presence of language attrition; the Norse language most likely disappeared with the ethnic group that spoke it.