yngel

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Danish

Noun

yngel (singular definite ynglen, not used in plural form)

  1. fry (young fish)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From the verb yngle (create, procreate, grow), from the adjective ung (young), from Old Norse ungr (young), from Old Norse ungr (young), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (young), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (young), from *h₂yuh₁en- (young), from both *h₂óyu (long time, lifetime), from *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity) + and from *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix).

Noun

yngel m (definite singular yngelen, indefinite plural yngel, definite plural ynglene)

  1. fry (young fish)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb yngle.

Noun

yngel m (definite singular yngelen, indefinite plural ynglar, definite plural ynglane)

  1. fry (young fish)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Verbal noun of yngla. According to SO attested since 1651.

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål yngel, Norwegian Nynorsk yngel, and Danish yngel.

Noun

yngel n

  1. A spawn; a youngling in a brood, especially among fish and mesofauna.
    1. fry (young fish)
      Synonym: fiskyngel
    2. tadpole
      Synonym: grodyngel
    3. bee larvae
      Synonym: biyngel
  2. (derogatory) A young human.
    Synonyms: barn, ungdom, (derogatory) yngling

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