kärring

Swedish

Alternative forms

käring (less common)

Etymology

From Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling. Equivalent to karl +‎ -ing.

Noun

kärring c

(disagreeable) old woman
(derogatory or endearing) wife
cowardly (male) person

Usage notes

Sometimes more older than old. A (disagreeable) older woman still of working age might be a "kärring på jobbet."

Declension

Declension of kärring
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kärring	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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