drummel

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. Held by some to be borrowed from Middle Low German drummel (“lump”), more likely deverbal from drumla. Compare English drumble.

Noun

drummel c

  1. someone ill-mannered or (socially) clumsy; an oaf
    Vad kallade du drottningen, din drummel?
    What did you call the Queen, you oaf?

Declension

Declension of drummel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite drummel drummels
definite drummeln drummelns
plural indefinite drumlar drumlars
definite drumlarna drumlarnas

References

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