hrekkjusvín

Icelandic

Etymology

From hrekkja (“to tease”) +‎ svín (“contemptible person, swine”).

Noun

hrekkjusvín n (genitive singular hrekkjusvíns, nominative plural hrekkjusvín)

1. a bully, someone who is intentionally cruel to others

Declension

declension of hrekkjusvín

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrekkjusvín	hrekkjusvínið	hrekkjusvín	hrekkjusvínin
accusative	hrekkjusvín	hrekkjusvínið	hrekkjusvín	hrekkjusvínin
dative	hrekkjusvíni	hrekkjusvíninu	hrekkjusvínum	hrekkjusvínunum
genitive	hrekkjusvíns	hrekkjusvínsins	hrekkjusvína	hrekkjusvínanna

Related terms

• hrekkjalómur (“trickster”)
• óþekktarangi
• óþekktarormur

See also

• einelti (“bullying”)

Further reading

• “hrekkjusvín” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)