skrälle

== Swedish == === Etymology === From skrälla, the thought being that broken objects caused noises. === Noun === skrälle n a worn out or broken (larger) object (figurative, derogatory) a useless or decrepit person (figurative, often in compounds) a disagreeable (scruffy) animal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hundskrälle kattskrälle === References === “skrälle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “skrälle”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “skrälle”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) skrälle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)