kjerring
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kerling, from karl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çærɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Noun
kjerring f or m (definite singular kjerringa or kjerringen, indefinite plural kjerringer, definite plural kjerringene)
- old woman
- wife
- (slang) girl, lady
- (slang) shrew, hag
Derived terms
- kjerringråd
- kjerringsnakk
- 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
- kjerringråd
- kjerringsnakk
- trollkjerring
References
- “kjerring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.