ormegård

Danish

Etymology

orm (“snake”) +‎ -e- +‎ gård (“yard”), from Old Norse ormagarðr.

Noun

ormegård c (singular definite ormegården, plural indefinite ormegårde)

  1. (historical) grave or place with poison snakes for people sentenced to death
  2. place made for earthworms to thrive in
  3. (idiomatic) place full of evilness and demonic behavior

Declension

Declension of ormegård
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ormegård ormegården ormegårde ormegårdene
genitive ormegårds ormegårdens ormegårdes ormegårdenes

References

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