dräng

See also drang, and Drang

North Frisian

Noun

dräng m (plural dränge)

1. boy

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Swedish

Etymology

According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok from the Old Swedish dränger ("(young) man; boy; servant"). From Old Norse drengr ("boy; log, pole"). See also Danish dreng (“boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /drɛŋː/

Noun

dräng c

1. A hired agricultural worker; farmhand.

   Efter skörden bjöd man drängarna på öl och nybakt kornbröd.

   "After the harvest the farmhands were treated to beer and fresh baked barley bread."

2. A person hired to do menial or questionable tasks; goon, lackey, stooge.

   Din far en av hemliga polisens betalda drängar.

   "Your father was one of the stooges of the secret police."

3. (archaic) Male person who has not yet reached manhood.

Declension

Declension of dräng

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dräng	drängen	drängar	drängarna
genitive	drängs	drängens	drängars	drängarnas

Derived terms

• drängstuga
• drängtjänst