''Kulla'' (
plural
The plural (sometimes list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated pl., pl, or ), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical number, grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than the ...
''kullor'') is an older dialectal name for an unmarried woman, used often in most region of
Sweden in the vicinity of
Dalarna
Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales.
Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway i ...
, but in present time mostly used as a term for a woman from Dalarna ("''dalkulla''").
In the oldest known source from 1640, ''kulla'' is synonymous with "woman." An older, unmarried woman is referred to as ''gammkulla'', while a married woman is referred to as ''käring''.
The male equivalent is ''dalkarl'' or ''mas''.
See also
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Kranskulla
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Dalkarl
References
Swedish culture
Women in Sweden
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