/çɛr/
OriginFrom Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brushwood, thicket”), from Proto-Germanic *kerzą, *kerzuz (“scrub, bushes”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to turn, bend, twist”).
- dialectal, neutera small bog or swamp; marsh (an area of low, wet land, often with tall grass)
- neutera small scrub, especially with willows or alder on marshy ground
“[hesten ville idelig] gjøre afstikkere ind mellem kjærrene for at afrive sig en mundfuld løv” — [the horse would constantly] make detours in between the scrubs to tear off a mouthful of foliage
“jeg ledte i hvert kjær” — I searched in every scrub
“[bringebærene] blir plukket i kjerret bak stabburet” — [the raspberries] are picked in the scrub behind the storage house
Formskjerret(definite, singular) · kjerr(indefinite, plural) · kjerra(definite, plural) · kjerrene(definite, plural) · kjer(alternative)
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