yngel

Danish

Noun

yngel (singular definite ynglen, not used in plural form)

1. fry (young fish)

Further reading

• “yngel” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “yngel” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb yngle (“create, procreate, grow”), from the adjective ung (“young”), from Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Old Norse ungr (“young”), from Proto-Germanic *jungaz (“young”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”), from both *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”), from *h₂ey- (“vital force, life, age, eternity”) + and from *-Hō (“Hoffmann's suffix”).

Noun

yngel m (definite singular yngelen, indefinite plural yngel, definite plural ynglene)

1. fry (young fish)

References

• “yngel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb yngle.

Noun

yngel m (definite singular yngelen, indefinite plural ynglar, definite plural ynglane)

1. fry (young fish)

References

• “yngel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Verbal noun of yngla. According to SO attested since 1651.

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål yngel, Norwegian Nynorsk yngel, and Danish yngel.

Noun

yngel n

1. A spawn; a youngling in a brood, especially among fish and mesofauna.
   1. fry (young fish)

      Synonym: fiskyngel

   2. tadpole

      Synonym: grodyngel

   3. bee larvae

      Synonym: biyngel

2. (derogatory) A young human.

   Synonyms: barn, ungdom, (derogatory) yngling

Declension

Declension of yngel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	yngel	ynglet	yngel	ynglen
Genitive	yngels	ynglets	yngels	ynglens

Derived terms

• biyngel (“bee larva”)
• fiskyngel (“fry”)
• grodyngel (“tadpole”)
• ormyngel (“snakelet”)
• yngelröta (“foulbrood”)

References

• yngel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• yngel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)