kjerring
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-f3
Definitions
- old woman
- wife
- (slang) girl, lady
- slang shrew, hag
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kerling (kelson).
Origin
Old Norse
kerling
Gloss
kelson
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carlingue French
- kjerring Norwegian Bokmål
- kjerringråd Norwegian Nynorsk
- kjerringsnakk Norwegian Nynorsk
- råd Norwegian Nynorsk
- snakk Norwegian Nynorsk
- troll Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollkjerring Norwegian Nynorsk
- cairling Irish
- karl Old Norse
- kerling Old Norse
- troll Old Norse
- kælling Danish
- kerling Icelandic
- kelling Faroese
- kärling Old Swedish
- kelingg Elfdalian