kræklingur

Faroese

Etymology

Same origin as Icelandic kræklingur (“mussel”), related to Icelandic krækla (“crooked branch”) and Icelandic kræklóttur (“gnarled, stunted”).

Perhaps also influenced by Old Norse kráka (“crow”), as in Old Norse krákuskel (“mussel”).

Compare also Old Norse krækiber (“crowberry”), Norwegian krekling (“crowberry”) and Icelandic krækilyng (“Black crowberry (shrub)”).

See also Old Norse krakligr (“slender, thin and weak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɛaːklɪŋkʊɹ/

Noun

kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, plural kræklingar)

blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Declension

m6	singular		plural
m6	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kræklingur	kræklingurin	kræklingar	kræklingarnir
accusative	krækling	kræklingin	kræklingar	kræklingarnar
dative	kræklingi	kræklinginum	kræklingum	kræklingunum
genitive	kræklings	kræklingsins	kræklinga	kræklinganna

Derived terms

kræklingsskel

Icelandic

Etymology

kráka f (“crow”) +‎ -lingur (diminutive suffix), literally “little crow”, presumably on account of its blue-grey to black colour.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰraihkliŋkʏr/
Rhymes: -aihkliŋkʏr

Noun

kræklingur m (genitive singular kræklings, nominative plural kræklingar)

mussel, especially the blue mussel Mytilus edulis
Synonyms: bláskel f, krákuskel f, kráka f

Hypernyms: skel f (“shell”), skeldýr n (“mollusc”)

Mörgum finnst gaman að tína krækling í fjörum landsins sér til matar. ― Many people enjoy picking mussels in the country's coastal areas to eat.

Declension

Declension of *kræklingur* (masculine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kræklingur	kræklingurinn	kræklingar	kræklingarnir
accusative	krækling	kræklinginn	kræklinga	kræklingana
dative	kræklingi	kræklingnum	kræklingum	kræklingunum
genitive	kræklings	kræklingsins	kræklinga	kræklinganna

Derived terms

kræklingarækt f, kræklingaeldi m (“mussel breeding”)
Sauðkræklingur m (alternative form of Sauðkrækingur) (see Sauðárkrókur)

See also

krækiber n (“crowberry”)

Further reading

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “kræklingur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 512 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “kræklingur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
“kræklingur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
“kræklingur”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
“kræklingur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies