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Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *turdilaz (whence also Old English tyrdel), related to torð- in torðyfill (“dung beetle of sp. Geotrupes stercorarius”) and English turd.
Pronunciation
Noun
tyrðill m (genitive singular tyrðils, nominative plural tyrðlar)
- (obsolete) turd
- (derogatory) a small man
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