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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse torðýfill, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old English tordwifel and Swedish tordyvel. Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan.
Pronunciation
Noun
tordivel m (definite singular tordivelen, indefinite plural tordivlar, definite plural tordivlane)
- an earth boring beetle, an insect of the genus Geotrupes
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