rumpetroll

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From rumpe (“rear, tail”) +‎ troll (“troll”).

Noun

rumpetroll n (definite singular rumpetrollet, indefinite plural rumpetroll, definite plural rumpetrolla or rumpetrollene)

1. a tadpole

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rompetroll, rompetrøll (nonstandard)

Etymology

From rumpe (“rear, tail”) +‎ troll (“troll”).

Noun

rumpetroll n (definite singular rumpetrollet, indefinite plural rumpetroll, definite plural rumpetrolla)

1. a tadpole

   Synonym: lappause

Swedish

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk rumpa (“rear, tail, rump, ass”) +‎ troll (“troll”).

Noun

rumpetroll

1. (dialectal) a tadpole

Synonyms

• grodyngel