kåre

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the noun kår, itself from the Old Norse kør and from Proto-Germanic *kuzą.

Verb

kåre (imperative kår, present tense kårer, passive kåres, simple past and past participle kåra or kåret, present participle kårende)

  1. to choose, pick, select

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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)

  1. to choose, pick, select

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kári (gust of wind).

Noun

kåre c

  1. a sudden blow of cold wind; a chill or a shiver
    kalla kårar (längs ryggraden)shivers down one's spine

Usage notes

Now mostly used in the collocation "kalla kårar", like in the usage example above.

Declension

Declension of kåre
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kåre kåres
definite kåren kårens
plural indefinite kårar kårars
definite kårarna kårarnas

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