megge

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === (non-standard since 2012) megga === Etymology === From Old Norse mœðgur f pl (“mother and daughter”). Compare with fegge m (“a father or son in relation to the other”), from Old Norse feðgar m pl (“father and son”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²mɛɡːə/ === Noun === megge f (definite singular megga, indefinite plural megger, definite plural meggene) (vulgar, offensive, derogatory) a disagreeable, despicable, aggressive person, chiefly a woman; bitch (colloquial) a big female animal ==== Usage notes ==== The English term bitch could often be an appropriate translation of this term, except that megge term doesn't carry any sense of sexual promiscuity. === References === “megge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.