skarfur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skarfr, from Proto-Germanic *skarf-, *skarb-, *skraf-, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skarfur m (genitive singular skarfs, nominative plural skarfar)

  1. cormorant (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)
  2. (derogatory) rascal, scoundrel
  3. (derogatory) glutton

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