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English
Noun
kreng (plural krengs)
- Alternative form of krang
References
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch krenge, from Old French carogne (“carrion”), cognate of crone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɛŋ/
- Hyphenation: kreng
- Rhymes: -ɛŋ
Noun
kreng n (plural krengen, diminutive krengetje n)
- (literally) A cadaver, carcass, corpse, especially when in a state of decay; in particular an animal corpse
- Synonyms: kadaver, karkas
- (figuratively) A bitch, shrew, hateful female
- Synonyms: feeks, teef
- (figuratively) A malicious and contemptible person
- Synonyms: klootzak, rotzak
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Preposition
kreng
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of kring.
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