arsel

Swedish

Etymology

From an Old Swedish contraction of ars (cognate with English arse) hol, hul (cognate with English hole), identical to English arsehole.

First part Old Norse ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Cognate of English ass, German Arsch, Icelandic rass and Dutch aars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarsɛl/

Noun

arsel n

1. (vulgar) Alternative form of arsle
2. (vulgar, derogatory, of a person) Alternative form of arsle

Declension

Declension of arsel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arsel	arsels
	definite	arslet	arslets
plural	indefinite	arsel	arsels
	definite	arslen	arslens

Derived terms

• arselhål
• kyss mig i arslet (“kiss my arse”)
• praktarsel

References

• arsel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• arsel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Fula Ordboken

Anagrams

• arsle, leras, reals