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]
Noun[edit]
tyrðill m (genitive singular tyrðils, nominative plural tyrðlar)
- (obsolete) turd
- (derogatory) a small man
Declension[edit]
declension of tyrðill
Synonyms[edit]
- (turd): lortur, skítaköggull, sparð
- (small man): tyrðilmenni, tyrðiltappi, rindill
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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