röta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rota"

Swedish

See ruttna (“rot”, verb). First attested in the mid-14th century.^[1]

The luck sense is of uncertain origin. It is possible that it shares a common origin with the rot sense.

röta c

rot
Det är röta i fönsterkarmen.
There is rot in the window frame.
(colloquial) luck [since 1911]^[1]
Vilken jäkla röta!
You got damn lucky!
(literally, “What darn rot!”)

Declension of röta