drikkebror

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Drikkebrødre. — Drinking buddies.

Etymology

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drikke +‎ bror, first part from Old Norse drekka (to drink), from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (to drink), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), from *dʰreg- (to draw, glide). Last part from Old Norse bróðir (brother), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (brother), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɪkːəbruːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːr
  • Hyphenation: drik‧ke‧bror

Noun

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drikkebror m (definite singular drikkebroren, indefinite plural drikkebrødre, definite plural drikkebrødrene)

  1. a drinking buddy
    Synonyms: drikkekompis, svirebror
    • 1932, Rudolf Muus, Dikterliv i gamle Kristiania, page 11:
      i dagevis leiet [han] sig inn på et hotell med sine drikkebrødre og blev liggende der og ture
      for days [he] rented a hotel with his drinking buddies and stayed there for celebrating
    • 2002, Atle Næss, Innersvinger, page 48:
      Pers navne- og drikkebror, den litt eldre franskfilologen Per Ek
      Per's name and drinking brother, the slightly older French philologist Per Ek

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