UrsprungEllipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”).
First attested in 1661.
- abbreviation, alt-of, common-gender, ellipsisellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”)
- broadly, common-genderA person (who is odd or peculiar).
“Hittills har jag åtminstone inte haft bekymmer af någondera af dem, ehuru Mac är en besynnerlig kurre och Steve en valp.” — So far, I've had no trouble from either of them, although Mac is a peculiar fellow and Steve a pup.
- common-gendera diminutive of the male given name Kurt
“Kurt Eber "Kurre" Österberg, b. 1929”
“Kurt Roland "Kurre" Hamrin, b. 1934”
- common-gendera male given name, based on the diminutive above
“Kurre Lansburgh, b. 1977”
Formercurre(alternative) · Kurres(genitive)
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