tordivel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tordyvel (Valdres dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse torðýfill, from Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. Cognate with Old English tordwifel and Swedish tordyvel. Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊrˈdiːʋɛl/

Noun

tordivel m (definite singular tordivelen, indefinite plural tordivlar, definite plural tordivlane)

1. an earth boring beetle, an insect of the genus Geotrupes

Further reading

• “tordivel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.