skrald.
garbage, rubbish
Meaning & usage
garbage, rubbish
something worthless
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from skraldemand, meaning "garbage man". This in turn comes from skralde + -mand, the former meaning "ratchet" or "rattle", as the garbage man would traditionally use a ratchet to signal his presence so people could deliver their trash.
short, loud sounds or bangs, caused by, for example, thunder or an explosion
Where this word comes from
From skralde (“to make noise”).
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