kjerring

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kerling, from karl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. old woman
  2. wife
  3. (slang) girl, lady
  4. (slang) shrew, hag

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kerling, from karl, whence also kar and kall (karl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²çɛ̝r.rɪŋ], [²çær.rɪŋ], [²c͡çɛ̝r.rɪŋɡ], [²c͡çær.rɪŋɡ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ, -ɪŋɡ
  • Hyphenation: kjer‧ring

Noun

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

  1. woman
    kjerringa med staventhe woman with the staff
  2. wife
  3. old woman
  4. (derogatory) an unmanly man
  5. (derogatory, chiefly urban Eastern Norwegian) shrew, hag

Usage notes

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The meaning of shrew or hag is newer and generally unused outside urban parts of central Eastern Norway.

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