raggen

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rag‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɑɣən

Verb

raggen

1. (intransitive, transitive) to move back and forth repeatedly wildly; to wipe, swing or brush wildly
2. (intransitive) to drive recklessly and aggressively

   Synonym: rauzen

Inflection

Conjugation of raggen (weak)
infinitive	raggen
past singular	ragde
past participle	geragd
infinitive	raggen
gerund	raggen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rag	ragde
2nd person sing. (jij)	ragt	ragde
2nd person sing. (u)	ragt	ragde
2nd person sing. (gij)	ragt	ragde
3rd person singular	ragt	ragde
plural	raggen	ragden
subjunctive sing.1	ragge	ragde
subjunctive plur.1	raggen	ragden
imperative sing.	rag
imperative plur.1	ragt
participles	raggend	geragd
1) Archaic.

Swedish

Etymology

At least since 1649, raggen has been used as a name for the devil, the evil one. This is based on an Old Swedish adjective ragher (cowardly, unmanly, bad, heinous), same as Icelandic ragr which also means sexually perverse.

(Any hints on pronunciation? If it is not based on ragg, the emphasis is possibly different, like tomten/tomten.)

Noun

raggen c

1. the devil
2. definite singular of ragg
3. definite plural of ragg

References

• raggen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• RAGGEN in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)

Anagrams

• gnager