kreng

English

Noun

kreng (plural krengs)

  1. Alternative form of krang

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch krenge, from Old French carogne (carrion), cognate of crone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɛŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kreng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Noun

kreng n (plural krengen, diminutive krengetje n)

  1. (literally) A cadaver, carcass, corpse, especially when in a state of decay; in particular an animal corpse
    Synonyms: kadaver, karkas
  2. (figuratively) A bitch, shrew, hateful female
    Synonyms: feeks, teef
  3. (figuratively) A malicious and contemptible person
    Synonyms: klootzak, rotzak

Derived terms

  • krengerig
  • krengig

Norwegian Nynorsk

Preposition

kreng

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of kring.

See also

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