skrälle
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From skrälla, the thought being that broken objects caused noises.
Noun
[edit]skrälle n
- a worn out or broken (larger) object
- ett cykelskrälle
- an rickety old bike
- (figurative, derogatory) a useless or decrepit person
- (figurative, often in compounds) a disagreeable (scruffy) animal
Declension
[edit]Declension of skrälle
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- skrälle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skrälle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skrälle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skrälle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)