kärring

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === käring (less common) === Etymology === From Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling. Equivalent to karl +‎ -ing. === Noun === kärring c (disagreeable) old woman (derogatory or endearing) wife cowardly (male) person ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes very old. A (disagreeable) older woman still of working age might be a "kärring på jobbet." ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kärringkånk påskkärring skurkärring === References === käring in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)