dryg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drȳgher, from Old Norse drjúgr, from Proto-Germanic *dreugaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -yːɡ
Adjective
dryg (comparative drygare, superlative drygast)
- lasting, economical
- lasting, heavy
- bragging, self-important
- approximately but exceeding
Declension
| Inflection of dryg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | dryg | drygare | drygast |
| Neuter singular | drygt | drygare | drygast |
| Plural | dryga | drygare | drygast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | dryge | drygare | drygaste |
| All | dryga | drygare | drygaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- dryga
- mjöldryga
- odryg
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