draug
English
Noun
draug (plural draugs)
- Alternative form of draugr.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Noun
draug
- inflection of draugur:
- indefinite accusative singular
- indefinite dative singular
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
draug m (definite singular draugen, indefinite plural drauger, definite plural draugene)
- (mythology) draugr; a corporeal undead from Norse mythology, usually believed to be living in water, although land-drauger are also heard of.
Derived terms
References
- “draug” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dræʉɡ/
Noun
draug m (definite singular draugen, indefinite plural draugar, definite plural draugane)
- (mythology) a corporeal undead from Norse mythology and Norwegian folklore, usually believed to be living in water, although land-draugar are also heard of.
- 1859, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Naar ikke lenger du elska kan:
- Og liver Nokon, som ikke Liv af Kjærleik saug, daa gjeng han atter og sviv og driv som bleike Draug.
- If someone lives, who did not draw his life from love, then he walks about, wandering aimlessly, like the pale ghost.
Derived terms
References
- “draug” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polabian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *drugъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drau̯k/
Adjective
draug