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drott

See also: drótt

English

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Etymology

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From the name of the Drott Manufacturing Company, founded by Edward Drott in 1916.

Noun

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drott (plural drotts)

  1. An earthmoving machine similar to a bulldozer, but with a front bucket that can be used for scooping and lifting soil, rather than merely pushing it.
    • 1969, Nan Bowie, Mick Bowie: the Hermitage Years, page 158:
      The drivers of bulldozers, drotts, and other types of mechanical shovels worked long hours in appalling weather.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dróttinn.

Noun

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drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drotter, definite plural drottene)

  1. (archaic) lord

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dróttinn.

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Noun

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drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drottar, definite plural drottane)

  1. (archaic) lord

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish drotin (with -in interpreted as the definite suffix), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Related to dryg (lasting, heavy).

Noun

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drott c

  1. (archaic) king, ruler
  2. (archaic) lord; nobility just below the king

Declension

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Declension of drott
nominative genitive
singular indefinite drott drotts
definite drotten drottens
plural indefinite drottar drottars
definite drottarna drottarnas

This table shows modern forms. Until the 19th century the plural could be formed with -er instead of -ar.

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