moldvarpa

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *muldawarpiz. Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf. Compare mold (earth, humus) and varpa (to throw).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

  1. mole (animal)

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