skrald

Danish

Etymology

Back-formation from skraldemand, meaning "garbage man". This in turn comes from skralde +‎ -mand, where skralde means "ratchet" or "rattle", as the garbage man would traditionally use a ratchet to signal his presence so people could deliver their trash.

Noun

skrald n (singular definite skraldet, not used in plural form)

1. garbage, rubbish
2. (by extension) something worthless

Declension

Declension of skrald

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skrald	skraldet
genitive	skralds	skraldets

References

• “skrald” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “skrald” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog