tyrðill

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *turdilaz (whence also Old English tyrdel), related to torð- in torðyfill (“dung beetle of sp. Geotrupes stercorarius”) and English turd.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɪrðɪtl/
Rhymes: -ɪrðɪtl

Noun[edit]

tyrðill m (genitive singular tyrðils, nominative plural tyrðlar)

(obsolete) turd
(derogatory) a small man

Declension[edit]

declension of tyrðill

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	tyrðill	tyrðillinn	tyrðlar	tyrðlarnir
accusative	tyrðil	tyrðilinn	tyrðla	tyrðlana
dative	tyrðli	tyrðlinum	tyrðlum	tyrðlunum
genitive	tyrðils	tyrðilsins	tyrðla	tyrðlanna

Synonyms[edit]

(turd): lortur, skítaköggull, sparð
(small man): tyrðilmenni, tyrðiltappi, rindill

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