dráttur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dráttr, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz. Derived from the ancestor of the verb draga (“drag”). Compare English draught.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dráttur m (genitive singular dráttar, nominative plural drættir)
- the act of pulling, drawing
- stroke (with a pen, etc.)
- the act of delaying; deferral
- (colloquial) hump, screw, shag (act of sexual intercourse)