hrognamál

Icelandic

/ˈr̥ɔknaˌmauːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (pejorative) speech (or a certain language) which is deemed poorly enunciated, guttural, perverted, difficult for non-natives, and the like; gibberish

Etymology

Compound from Icelandic hrogn (roe) + Icelandic mál (language, speech, time, matter, measurement, affairs, issue, matters, meal, affair).

Origin

Icelandic

mál

Gloss

language, speech, time, matter, measurement, affairs, issue, matters, meal, affair

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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