arrigtrold

Danish

FWOTD – 10 May 2016

Etymology

From arrig (“bad-tempered”) +‎ trold (“troll”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aritrɔl/, [ˈɑːˀiˌtˢʁ̥ʌlˀ]

Noun

arrigtrold c (singular definite arrigtrolden, plural indefinite arrigtrolde)

  1. spitfire (a person with a fiery temper)
    • 2014, Jens Vilstrup, Opland:
      “Min far siger, at din far er en rigtig arrigtrold,” siger han.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Declension of arrigtrold
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arrigtrold arrigtrolden arrigtrolde arrigtroldene
genitive arrigtrolds arrigtroldens arrigtroldes arrigtroldenes
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