tyrðill

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tyrðill m (genitive singular tyrðils, nominative plural tyrðlar)

(obsolete) turd
(pejorative) a small man

Declension

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

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

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