skarfur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr, from Proto-Germanic *skarf-, *skarb-, *skraf-, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

skarfur m (genitive singular skarfs, nominative plural skarfar)

  1. cormorant (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)
  2. (derogatory) rascal, scoundrel
  3. (derogatory) glutton

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