"kjerring" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /çærɪŋ/ Forms: kjerringa [definite, singular], kjerringen [definite, singular], kjerringer [indefinite, plural], kjerringene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Old Norse kerling, from karl. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|kerling}} Old Norse kerling
  1. old woman Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerring-nb-noun-m7ggBMhg
  2. wife Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjerring-nb-noun-nVKjyOTW
  3. (slang) girl, lady Tags: feminine, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-kjerring-nb-noun-1mv0KeWT
  4. (slang) shrew, hag Tags: feminine, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-kjerring-nb-noun-122gFR1J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kjerringråd, kjerringsnakk, trollkjerring
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerringråd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kjerringsnakk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "trollkjerring"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "old woman"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
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        "(slang) shrew, hag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/çærɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjerring"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kjerringråd"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjerringsnakk"
    },
    {
      "word": "trollkjerring"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kerling, from karl.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kjerringa",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerringen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerringer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kjerringene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "old woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old woman",
          "old woman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "girl, lady"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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          "hag",
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        "(slang) shrew, hag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/çærɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjerring"
}

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