kärring
Swedish
Alternative forms
- käring (less common)
Etymology
From Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling. Equivalent to karl + -ing.
Usage notes
Sometimes more older than old. A (disagreeable) older woman still of working age might be a "kärring på jobbet."
Declension
| Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | kärringen | kärringar | kärringarna |
| Genitive | kärrings | kärringens | kärringars | kärringarnas |
Derived terms
- kärringkånk
- påskkärring
- skurkärring
References
- käring in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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