gæruskinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From gæra (“sheepskin”) +‎ skinn (“skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcaiːrʏˌscɪnː/

Noun

gæruskinn n (genitive singular gæruskinns, nominative plural gæruskinn)

1. sheepskin
   • 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson

     Krummi krunkar úti,
     kallar á nafna sinn:
     „Ég fann höfud af hrúti
     hrygg og gæruskinn.“
     Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
     krummi nafni minn.

     “Krummi croaks outside,
     calling his namesake:
     ‘I found the head of a ram,
     backbone and sheepskin.’
     Come now and peck with me,
     Krummi, my namesake.”