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 (neuter)

	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)