Dalkulla

Kulla (plural kullor[1]) is an older dialectal name for an unmarried woman, used often in most region of Sweden in the vicinity of Dalarna, but in present time mostly used as a term for a woman from Dalarna ("dalkulla").[2][3]

A kulla knitting, painting by Anders Zorn, 1901.

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.[4]

The male equivalent is dalkarl or mas.[5]

See also

References
  1. Svenska Akademiens ordböcker. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Engelsman söker dalkulla". dt.se. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. Grimsrud, Beate (10 May 2012). Har någon sett mig någon annanstans?. ISBN 9789100129354. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. Almqvist, Carl Jonas Love (1840). "Svensk Språklära". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  5. Haskel, Karl (1987). "Ännu en envis dalkarl som snabbt nådde samma höjder som Zorn". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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