kjerre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kerra, from Latin carrus.

Noun

kjerre f or m (definite singular kjerra or kjerren, indefinite plural kjerrer, definite plural kjerrene)

  1. a cart (two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, also a handcart)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kerra, from Latin carrus. Cognate with Icelandic kerra, Faroese kerra, Swedish kärra, Danish kærre.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²çɛrːə/

Noun

kjerre f (definite singular kjerra, indefinite plural kjerrer, definite plural kjerrene)

  1. a cart (two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, also a handcart)
    Synonym: vogn
  2. (humorous) a car
Derived terms
  • kjerrehjul
  • kjerreveg
  • kjerrelass
  • kjerrestol
  • stolkjerre
  • dragkjerre
  • handkjerre

Etymology 2

From kjerr, from Old Norse kjarr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²çɛrːə/

Noun

kjerre m (definite singular kjerren, indefinite plural kjerrar, definite plural kjerrane)

  1. a small forest
    Synonyms: holt, lund

References
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