Dalkulla
Kulla is an older dialectal name for an unmarried woman, used often in most parts of Sweden around Dalarna, but in present time mostly used as a name for women from Dalarna namely Dalkulla.[1][2] In the oldest known source from 1640 is the kulla synonmous with a woman. An older not married woman was called gammkulla while a married woman was called käring.[3] The male word is dalkarl or mas, provided from which part of Dalarna you were from.[4]
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A kulla knitting, painting by Anders Zorn, 1901.
See also
References
- "Engelsman söker dalkulla". dt.se. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- "Har någon sett mig någon annanstans?". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- "Svensk Språklära". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- "Ännu en envis dalkarl som snabbt nådde samma höjder som Zorn". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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