Icelandic

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Etymology

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From frekja (an ill-mannered and importunate person) +‎ skarð (gap). Exact origin unclear, presumably derived from a caricaturish association between importunate people and a front-tooth gap. The term is today however mostly neutral and does not imply that the person is ill-mannered.

Noun

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frekjuskarð n (genitive singular frekjuskarðs, nominative plural frekjuskörð)

  1. a gap between the two front teeth; diastema

Declension

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Further reading

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