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 dialect) eye dialect spelling of kring.
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