ormeyngel

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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orm +‎ -e- +‎ yngel, first part from Old Norse ormr (snake, worm), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (worm, snake), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (worm), possibly from *wer- (to burn). Last part from the verb yngle (create, procreate, grow), from the adjective ung (young), from Old Norse ungr (young), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (young), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (young), from *h₂yuh₁en- (young), from *h₂óyu (long time, lifetime) + *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔɾməʏŋəl/
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  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: or‧me‧yng‧el

Noun

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ormeyngel m (definite singular ormeyngelen, indefinite plural ormeyngel, definite plural ormeynglene)

  1. a fry of (venomous) worms
  2. (colloquial, offensive) contemptible, abominable offspring
    • 1930, Anton Fridrichsen, Samtiden:
      Johannes «Døperen», den store botspredikant … kalte fariseerne og de skriftlærde for «ormeyngel»
      John "the Baptist", the great preacher of penance, called the Pharisees and scribes "worm fry"
    • 1974, Jens Bjørneboe, Haiene, page 116:
      ormeyngel, brølte han: avgrunnens og dypets barn!
      worm fry, he roared: children of the abyss and the depths!

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