kjerring

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kerling, from karl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /çærɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Noun

kjerring f, m (definite singular kjerringa or kjerringen, indefinite plural kjerringer, definite plural kjerringene)

old woman
wife
(slang) girl, lady
(slang) shrew, hag

Derived terms

trollkjerring

References

“kjerring” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kerling, from karl.

Noun

kjerring f (definite singular kjerringa, indefinite plural kjerringar, definite plural kjerringane)

old woman
wife
(slang) girl, lady
(slang) shrew, hag

Derived terms

trollkjerring

References

“kjerring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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