skrudda

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏtːa

Noun

skrudda f (genitive singular skruddu, nominative plural skruddur)

1. a tome, an old book

   Ekki trúa öllu sem stendur í þessari gömlu skruddu.

   Don't believe everything that old book says.

   Hvernig á maður að nenna að lesa þessar skruddur?

   How can you be bothered reading these old books?

Usage notes

• Often used in a derogatory sense.

Declension

declension of skrudda

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skrudda	skruddan	skruddur	skruddurnar
accusative	skruddu	skrudduna	skruddur	skruddurnar
dative	skruddu	skruddunni	skruddum	skruddunum
genitive	skruddu	skruddunnar	skrudda/skruddna	skruddanna/skruddnanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bókarskrudda
• galdraskrudda
• kerlingarskrudda
• skólaskrudda