orre
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See also: Orre
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse orri. Cognate with Faroese orri, Elfdalian uorre.
Noun
[edit]orre c
- black grouse (a large, black bird)
Declension
[edit]Declension of orre
See also
[edit]- tjäder (“western capercaillie”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Likely an alteration of örfil, under influence of bird sense.
Noun
[edit]orre c
- (colloquial) Synonym of örfil (“boxing someone's ears”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of orre
Etymology 3
[edit]Borrowed from Turkish orospu, perhaps under influence of bird sense.
Noun
[edit]orre c
- (slang, derogatory) a whore, a slut
- Synonym: chagga
Declension
[edit]Declension of orre
References
[edit]- orre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- orre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- orre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Fula Ordboken
- Slangopedia