# karsk
## English
### Alternative forms

* kask

### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian karsk, from Old Norse karskr.

### Noun

karsk (plural karsks)
* A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine.

#### Translations
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* kask

### Etymology

From Old Norse karskr. Cognate with Swedish kask.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaʂk/, /kaʁsk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aʂk, -aʁsk, -arsk
* Hyphenation: karsk

### Adjective

karsk (neuter singular karskt, definite singular and plural karske, comparative karskere, predicative superlative karskest, attributive superlative karskeste)
* healthy, vigorous (enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder)
    Synonyms: frisk, sunn
** (Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matt 9,12:de karske have ikke læge behovit is not the healthy who need a doctor
** 1898, Peter Egge, Trøndere, page 106:havde Gud virkelig gjort hende rørlig og karskad God really made her mobile and healthy
** 1899, Rudolf Muus, Olaf Trygvessøns Helteliv 2, page 145:«Jeg tænkte at du var karsk paa sindet nu, men hører, at du er galere end nogensinde»"I thought you were mentally healthy now, but I hear you're crazier than ever."
** 1943, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker I, page 198:den unge kraft, der blusser karsk og rødthe young force, which flares vigorously and red
** 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker II, page 192:alle blade miste det karske farveskjærall leaves lose their healthy tint of colour
** 1923, Nini Roll Anker, Huset i Søgaten, page 81:[italieneren spurte] om signoraen ikke var karsk[the Italian asked] if the signora was not healthy
** 1971, Johan Borgen, Mitt hundeliv, page 93:selv hadde vi kvelds- og nattarbeid og var ikke så karske om morgeneneven we had evening and night work and were not so fresh in the morning
** 1972, Jens Bjørneboe, Hertug Hans, page 91:han [lot] aldri hertugen merke at han ikke selv heller var så synderlig karskhe [never] noticed the duke that he himself was not so very vigorous
** 1985, Tom Lotherington, Den tredje tjeneren, page 127:du fungerer etter hvert som en rådgiver for andre, med din karske livsklokskapyou eventually act as an advisor to others, with your vigorous wisdom of life
** 1991, Terje Stigen, Fyrholmen:selv er [jeg] karsk og frisk som en eplekjerneeven [I] am as healthy and fresh as an apple core
** 1981, Haakon Svensson, Vin og brennevin, page 242:de fleste damer og mange herrer foretrekker [likørens] svulmende sødme fremfor konjakkens karske tørrhetmost ladies and many gentlemen prefer the swell sweetness of [liqueur] over the bitter dryness of cognac
* mentally and spiritually healthy, of sound mind (enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder)
** 1916, Tryggve Andersen, Samlede fortællinger III, page 284:[Gud hadde] valgt hende til at frelse denne usalige sjæl og gjøre dette menneske karsk[God had] chosen her to save this unsaved soul and make this man spiritually healthy
* (personality) slightly rude; harsh, bold
    Synonyms: frisk, sunn
** 1991, Terje Stigen, Fyrholmen:Zetlas begrensede men harske og karske ordforrådZetla's limited but ruthless and harsh vocabulary
** 1999, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Sigbrits bålferd:vi ordla oss alltid karskt og uten omsvøpwe always worded ourselves harshly and without hesitation
* (sexual) horny, frisky
    Synonyms: kåt, tent
** 1984, Tone Tryti, Norsk slang, page 174:

#### Derived terms

* sjelekarsk (“mentally healthy”)

### Noun

karsk m (definite singular karsken, indefinite plural karsker, definite plural karskene)
* karsk (a Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine)
    Synonym: kaffedokter
    Et glass karsk etter maten.A glass of karsk after the meal.
** 1920, Peter Egge, Inde i Fjordene, page 51:han slog en dram i kaffen sin, la nogen sukkerbeter ned i og fik sig en karskhe put a dram in his coffee, put some pieces of sugar in it and got himself a karsk
** 1998, Espen Haavardsholm, Italienerinnen:lukten av sigaretter, snus og karskthe smell of cigarettes, snus and karsk
** 2011 May 16, Dagbladet, page 56:de hadde tatt seg et par karskerthey had taken a couple of karsks
* (rare) the moonshine added to a karsk
** 1996, Dag Solstad, Professor Andersens natt:etter maten drakk de kaffe, og professor Andersen måtte igjen ha en skvett karsk oppi koppen sinafter the meal they drank coffee, and Professor Andersen again had to have a splash of moonshine in his cup
** 2013 May 3, Nationen, pages 20–21:trønderne kommer jo der med karsken på baklomma, og er glade i dansebandmusikkthe people of trøndelag come there with moonshine in their back pockets, and love dance band music

#### Derived terms

* karske (“to drink karsk”)

#### Descendants

* → English: karsk

### References

* “karsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “karsk_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “karsk_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “kaffedoktor” in Store norske leksikon

### Anagrams

* skark

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* kark (Trøndelag, Oppdal) (pronunciation spelling or a back-formation)

### Etymology

From Old Norse karskr. Compare Swedish kaffekask.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaʂk/, /kaʃk/

### Noun

karsk m (definite singular karsken, indefinite plural karskar, definite plural karskane)
* karsk, a Swedish and Trøndelag-Norwegian cocktail containing coffee together with moonshine (and usually sugar).

### Adjective

karsk (neuter singular karskt, definite singular and plural karske)
* healthy, vigorous

### References

* “karsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* “karsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* ↑ Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region (2008) A. Dalen, J. R. Hagland, S. Hårstad, H. Rydving, O. Stemshaug

## Swedish
### Adjective

karsk (comparative karskare, superlative karskast)
* undaunted (in a manly way)

#### Declension
### References

* karsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* karsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* karsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)