kreng
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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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