arsel

Swedish

Etymology

From an Old Swedish contraction of ars (cognate with English arse) + hol, hul (cognate with English hole), identical to English arsehole.

First part Old Norse ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Cognate of English ass, German Arsch, Icelandic rass and Dutch aars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarsɛl/

Noun

arsel n

1. (vulgar) Alternative form of arsle
2. (vulgar, derogatory, of a person) Alternative form of arsle

Declension

Declension of arsel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	arsel	arslet	arsel	arslen
Genitive	arsels	arslets	arsels	arslens

Derived terms

• arselhål
• kyss mig i arslet (“kiss my arse”)
• praktarsel

References

• arsel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• arsel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• arsle, leras, reals