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

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