trollkjerring

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

troll +‎ kjerring, from Old Norse troll + kerling

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Noun[edit]

trollkjerring f or m (definite singular trollkjerringa or trollkjerringen, indefinite plural trollkjerringer, definite plural trollkjerringene)

  1. female troll, ogress
  2. witch

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

troll +‎ kjerring, from Old Norse troll + kerling.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɾɔʎːçærːɪŋ/

Noun[edit]

trollkjerring f (definite singular trollkjerringa, indefinite plural trollkjerringar, definite plural trollkjerringane)

  1. witch
  2. female troll, ogress

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