ormeyngel

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === orm +‎ -e- +‎ yngel, first part from Old Norse ormr (“snake, worm”), from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz (“worm, snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to burn”). Last part from the verb yngle (“create, procreate, grow”), from the adjective ung (“young”), from Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (Hoffmann's suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔɾməʏŋəl/ Rhymes: -əl Hyphenation: or‧me‧yng‧el === Noun === ormeyngel m (definite singular ormeyngelen, indefinite plural ormeyngel, definite plural ormeynglene) a fry of (venomous) worms (colloquial, offensive) contemptible, abominable offspring === References === Det Norske Akademis Ordbok