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See also: drang, Drang, drâng, and -drang

Luxembourgish

Verb

dräng

  1. second-person singular imperative of drängen

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from or related with Danish dreng.

Pronunciation

Noun

dräng m (plural dränge)

  1. (Mooring) boy

See also

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish drænger (young man, boy, servant), from Old Norse drengr (boy; log, pole), from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz. See also Danish dreng (boy).

Pronunciation

Noun

dräng c

  1. (somewhat dated) a farmhand (hired agricultural worker)
    drängen Alfred i Emil i Lönneberga
    the farmhand Alfred in Emil i Lönneberga
    Efter skörden bjöd man drängarna på öl och nybakt kornbröd.
    After the harvest the farmhands were treated to beer and fresh baked barley bread.
    • 1996, Drängarna [The Farmhands], “Kung över ängarna [King of [over] the Meadows]”, in Fint vettö [vettu] [Nice Y'know]:
      Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.
      I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]
  2. a person hired to do menial or questionable tasks; a goon, a lackey, a stooge.
    Din far var en av hemliga polisens betalda drängar.
    Your father was one of the stooges of the secret police.
  3. (archaic) a male person who has not yet reached manhood; a boy.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

  • drängstuga
  • drängtjänst

Descendants

  • Finnish: renki

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References

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