gelgja

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Icelandic

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Noun

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gelgja f (genitive singular gelgju, nominative plural gelgjur)

  1. (informal) someone displaying behavioral changes related to puberty such as mood swings and irritability, often in particular used to describe girls
    Synonyms: unglingaveiki, gelgjustælar, á gelgjunni
  2. (informal, derived from the above) puberty
    Synonyms: gelgjuskeið, kynþroskaskeið
    Hún er komin á gelgjuna.She has started puberty (and is displaying the associated behavioral changes).
  3. (dated, fish anatomy) used variously to refer to bones in a fish's chin or tongue, or to refer to a fish's gills
  4. (taxonomy) viperfish

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