käring
See also: karing
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- kärring (more common)
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling.
Noun edit
käring c
- (disagreeable) old woman
- (derogatory or endearing) wife
- cowardly (male) person
Usage notes edit
Sometimes more older than old. A (disagreeable) older woman still of working age might be a "käring på jobbet."
Declension edit
| Declension of käring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | käring | käringen | käringar | käringarna |
| Genitive | kärings | käringens | käringars | käringarnas |
Further reading edit
- käring in Svensk ordbok.