skrälle

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From skrälla, the thought being that broken objects caused noises.

Noun[edit]

skrälle n

  1. a worn out or broken (larger) object
    ett cykelskrälle
    an rickety old bike
  2. (figurative, derogatory) a useless or decrepit person
  3. (figurative, often in compounds) a disagreeable (scruffy) animal

Declension[edit]

Declension of skrälle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skrälle skrället skrällen skrällena
Genitive skrälles skrällets skrällens skrällenas

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