"kerling" meaning in Icelandic

See kerling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈcʰɛrtliŋk/, /ˈcʰɛtliŋk/
Rhymes: -ɛtliŋk Etymology: From Old Norse kerling. Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|kerling}} Old Norse kerling Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} kerling f (genitive singular kerlingar, nominative plural kerlingar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: kerlingar [genitive, singular], kerlingar [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], kerling [indefinite, nominative, singular], kerlingin [definite, nominative, singular], kerlingar [indefinite, nominative, plural], kerlingarnar [definite, nominative, plural], kerlingu [accusative, indefinite, singular], kerlinguna [accusative, definite, singular], kerlingar [accusative, indefinite, plural], kerlingarnar [accusative, definite, plural], kerlingu [dative, indefinite, singular], kerlingunni [dative, definite, singular], kerlingum [dative, indefinite, plural], kerlingunum [dative, definite, plural], kerlingar [genitive, indefinite, singular], kerlingarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], kerlinga [genitive, indefinite, plural], kerlinganna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (old) woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kerling-is-noun-zy5b~x7w
  2. (chiefly historical) a lower-class woman, as opposed to frú, dama, maddama Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-kerling-is-noun-3VNwuJY9 Categories (other): Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing: 3 16 29 3 19 3 27
  3. (derogatory) wuss, wimp (referring to a man or boy) Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-kerling-is-noun-2jf3KL5~ Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 65 1 5 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 53 2 7 2 14 Disambiguation of Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing: 3 16 29 3 19 3 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 22 56 3 4 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 61 2 3 2 5
  4. (informal, sometimes derogatory) wife Tags: derogatory, feminine, informal, sometimes
    Sense id: en-kerling-is-noun-nVKjyOTW
  5. a general term of endearment for a female; girl, old girl Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kerling-is-noun-LzCzya1X Categories (other): Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of Old Norse terms suffixed with -ing: 3 16 29 3 19 3 27

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcʰɛtliŋk/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛtliŋk"
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  ],
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}

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