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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kerling, from karl.
Pronunciation
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
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kerling, from karl, whence also kar and kall (karl).
Pronunciation
Noun
kjerring f (definite singular kjerringa, indefinite plural kjerringar, definite plural kjerringane)
- woman
- kjerringa med staven ― the woman with the staff
- wife
- old woman
- (derogatory) an unmanly man
- (derogatory, chiefly urban Eastern Norwegian) shrew, hag
Usage notes
The meaning of shrew or hag is newer and generally unused outside urban parts of central Eastern Norway.
Declension
Declension of kjerring (strong ō-stem, ar-plural)
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kjerring
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kjerringa
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kjerringar
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