draug

English

Noun

draug(pluraldraugs)

1. Alternative form ofdraugr

Anagrams

• Dagur,Darug,Dugar,Durga,Guard,durag,guard

Icelandic

Noun

draug

1. inflection ofdraugur:
   1. indefiniteaccusativesingular
   2. indefinitedativesingular

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

FromOld Norsedraugr.

Noun

draugm(definite singulardraugen,indefinite pluraldrauger,definite pluraldraugene)

1. (mythology)draugr;a corporeal undead fromNorsemythology,usually believed to be living in water, although land-drauger are also heard of.

Derived terms

• dodraug

References

• “draug”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromOld Norsedraugr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/dræʉɡ/

Noun

draugm(definite singulardraugen,indefinite pluraldraugar,definite pluraldraugane)

1. (mythology)a corporeal undead fromNorsemythologyand Norwegian folklore, usually believed to be living in water, although land-draugarare also heard of.
   • 1859,Aasmund Olavsson Vinje,Naar ikke lenger du elska kan:

     Og liver Nokon, som ikke Liv af Kjærleik saug, daa gjeng han atter og sviv og driv som bleikeDraug.

     If someone lives, who did not draw his life from love, then he walks about, wandering aimlessly, like the paleghost.

Derived terms

• dodraug
• draugljos

References

• “draug”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polabian

Etymology

FromProto-Slavic*drugъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/drau̯k/

Adjective

draug

1. second