Skårdar
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Skårder (engelsk Earwigs) (froðlikshed: Dermaptera) eru smu skorkvikkindi veð starkarkon tångon å bakkruppenon. Vanlig skårdi Forficula auricularia) er umleð 10-14 mm lång.
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J.Jakoben - An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland
skordi sb., the earwig, forficula auricularia. — skordi is prob. derived from O.N. skarði, n., a notch, owing to the forked tail of the insect. Cf. the designation "forky-tail" for the earwig (L.Sc.).