stakkar

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

poor thing, poor soul · wretch · coward

norrønt stafkarl ‘tigger’, opprinnelig ‘kar som går med stav’ Old Norse stafkarl 'beggar', originally 'a man who walks with a staff'

hjelpeløs, ynkverdig person eller skapning helpless, pitiable person or creature
- en fattig stakkar a poor wretch
- stakkaren var livredd the poor thing was terrified
redd, veik og feig person frightened, weak and cowardly person
- jeg trodde ikke du var en slik stakkar I didn't think you were such a coward
brukt i omtale eller tiltale for å vise medfølelse eller ømhet used in speaking of or addressing someone to show sympathy or tenderness
- fikk du ikke bli med du, stakkar? so you couldn't come along, poor you?
- de var helt hjelpeløse, stakkar they were quite helpless, poor things