krokordig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From krok +‎ ord +‎ -ig. Literally, “crooked in his/her words”. Attested as krokorou by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect (with suffix -ou, otherwise spelled as -ug in older Nynorsk, now non-standard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruk.uɖi/
  • (thick L and ug-suffix) IPA(key): /kruk.uɭʉ/

Adjective

krokordig (neuter singular krokordig, definite singular and plural krokordige)

  1. snide, sarcastic

Synonyms

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