Skårdar

Vanlig skårdi, Forficula auricularia, honkyn

Skårdar (engelsk Earwigs) (froðlikshed: Dermaptera) eru smu skorkvikkindi veð starkon tångon å bakkruppenon. Vanlig skårdi Forficula auricularia) er umleð 10-14 mm lång.

Kelder

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.).