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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tordawibil, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old Norse torðvifill. Equivalent to tord (“turd”) + wifel (“beetle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tordwifel m
- dung beetle
- Synonym: sċearnwifel
Declension
Declension of tordwifel (strong a-stem)
Descendants