drägg

See also: dragg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dregg (“sediment”), from Proto-Germanic *dragjō (whence also Icelandic dregg, English dreg).

Noun

drägg c or n

1. dreg
2. dregs

Usage notes

Neuter gender is a bit more slangy (though it has appeared in media). Often refers to trashy or sleazy behavior, of a kind often brought on by alcohol. Has been turned into an adjective as well (dräggig), and is sometimes used as a verb (drägga).

Declension

Declension of drägg
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	drägg	dräggen	—	—
Genitive	dräggs	dräggens	—	—

Declension of drägg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	drägg	drägget	drägg	dräggen
Genitive	dräggs	dräggets	dräggs	dräggens

See also

• bottenskrap

References

• drägg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• drägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• Slangopedia