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

• Kranskulla
• Dalkarl