megge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2012) megga

Etymology

From Old Norse mœðgur f pl (“mother and daughter”). Compare with fegge m (“a father or son in relation to the other”), from Old Norse feðgar m pl (“father and son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɛɡːə/

Noun

megge f (definite singular megga, indefinite plural megger, definite plural meggene)

1. (vulgar, offensive, derogatory) a disagreeable, despicable, aggressive person, chiefly a woman; bitch
2. (colloquial) a big female animal

Usage notes

• The English term bitch could often be an appropriate translation of this term, except that megge term doesn't carry any sense of sexual promiscuity.

References

• “megge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.