dugg
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dǫgg, from Proto-Germanic *dawwō (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”).
Noun edit
dugg m (definite singular duggen, uncountable)
- dew
- condensation, mist (on windows)
References edit
- “dugg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
dugg n
- (in set phrases) thing, bit
- Synonym: (except for "vartenda dugg") skvatt
- Jag bryr mig inte ett dugg
- I don't care a bit
- Jag lärde mig inte ett endaste dugg
- I didn't learn a single thing
- Berätta vartenda dugg
- Tell me every bit
- Vartenda dugg går till välgörenhet
- Every last bit goes to charity
- drizzle (light rain)
- Synonym: (more common) duggregn
Usage notes edit
- Mostly appears in "inte ett (enda/endaste) dugg" (not a (single) bit) and "vartenda dugg" (every single bit).
- The drizzle sense is the original one. Compare "not a single drop."
Related terms edit
- dugga (“to drizzle”)