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orðabókardrasl

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, junk of words’ books. Created from orðabókar (dictionary, genitive plural of orðabók) +‎ drasl (junk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orðabókardrasl n (genitive singular orðabókardrasls, no plural)

  1. Dictionary junk.
    Það er ekki til nóg af orðabókardrasli í heiminum til gera það orði.
    There isn't enough dictionary junk in the world to make that a word.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • orðabókardrasl”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)