tyrðill

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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)

  1. (obsolete) turd
  2. (derogatory) a small man

Declension

    Declension of tyrðill
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tyrðill tyrðillinn tyrðlar tyrðlarnir
accusative tyrðil tyrðilinn tyrðla tyrðlana
dative tyrðli tyrðlinum tyrðlum tyrðlunum
genitive tyrðils tyrðilsins tyrðla tyrðlanna

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