dagg

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish dag, dagh, dagg, from Old Norse dagg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with Danish dug (“dew”). Doublet of dugg (“drizzle”).

Noun

dagg c (uncountable)

1. dew

Declension

Declension of dagg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dagg	daggs
	definite	daggen	daggens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch dag, further origin unknown. Compare French dague.

Noun

dagg c

1. rope's end

Declension

Declension of dagg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dagg	daggs
	definite	daggen	daggens
plural	indefinite	daggar	daggars
	definite	daggarna	daggarnas

Derived terms

• blydagg

Further reading

• “dagg”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• dagg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)