kreng
English edit
Noun edit
kreng (plural krengs)
- Alternative form of krang
References edit
- “kreng”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch krenge, from Old French carogne (“carrion”), cognate of crone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kreng n (plural krengen, diminutive krengetje n)
- (literally) A cadaver, carcass, corpse, especially when in a state of decay; in particular an animal corpse
- (figuratively) A bitch, shrew, hateful female
- (figuratively) A malicious and contemptible person
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Preposition edit
kreng
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) eye dialect spelling of kring.
See also edit
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