kåre
See also: kare, Kare, kāre, käre, karē, káře, Káre, Kåre, and kære
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Related to the noun kår
Verb
kåre (imperative kår, present tense kårer, passive kåres, simple past and past participle kåra or kåret, present participle kårende)
- to choose, pick, select
Derived terms
- saligkåre
References
- “kåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kåre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- kåra
Etymology
Related to the noun kår
Verb
kåre (present tense kårar, past tense kåra, past participle kåra, passive infinitive kårast, present participle kårande, imperative kåre/kår)
- to choose, pick, select
Derived terms
- saligkåre
References
- “kåre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kári (“gust of wind”).
Noun
kåre c
- a sudden blow of cold wind; a chill or a shiver
- kalla kårar längs ryggraden ― shiver down one's spine
Usage notes
Now mostly used in the collocation "kalla kårar", like the usage example above.
Declension
| Declension of kåre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kåre | kåren | kårar | kårarna |
| Genitive | kåres | kårens | kårars | kårarnas |
References
- kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kåre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)