kåre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kare"

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the noun kår, itself from the Old Norse kør and from Proto-Germanic *kuzą.

Verb

kåre (imperative kår, present tense kårer, passive kåres, simple past and past participle kåra or kåret, present participle kårende)

1. to choose, pick, select

Derived terms

• saligkåre

References

• “kåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kåre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kåra

Etymology

Related to the noun kår

Verb

kåre (present tense kårar, past tense kåra, past participle kåra, passive infinitive kårast, present participle kårande, imperative kåre/kår)

1. to choose, pick, select

Derived terms

• saligkåre

References

• “kåre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kári (“gust of wind”).

Noun

kåre c

1. a sudden blow of cold wind; a chill or a shiver

   kalla kårar (längs ryggraden) ― shivers down one's spine

Usage notes

Now mostly used in the collocation "kalla kårar", like in the usage example above.

Declension

Declension of kåre

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kåre	kåres
	definite	kåren	kårens
plural	indefinite	kårar	kårars
	definite	kårarna	kårarnas

References

• kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kåre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)