krumla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrʏmla/
• Rhymes: -ʏmla

Noun

krumla f (genitive singular krumlu, nominative plural krumlur)

1. very large fist, paw
2. a children's game mostly identical to Mercy, where two players grasp each other's hands with interlocked fingers and twist their opponent's hands until they surrender by shouting the name of the game ("krumla!"), or by tricking the opponent into mentioning the name of the game

Derived terms

• fara í krumlu við

See also

• hnefi
• lúka