kelling

Faroese

/ˈtʃʰɛtlɪŋk/

noun

Definitions

(pejorative) old hag
witch
(archaic) wife

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse kerling (kelson).

Origin

Old Norse

kerling

Gloss

kelson

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

carlingue French
kjerring Norwegian Bokmål
kjerring Norwegian Nynorsk
cairling Irish
karl Old Norse
kerling Old Norse
kælling Danish
kerling Icelandic
hákelling Faroese
háur Faroese
kärling Old Swedish
kelingg Elfdalian