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See also: drótt
English
Etymology
From the name of the Drott Manufacturing Company, founded by Edward Drott in 1916.
Noun
drott (plural drotts)
- An earthmoving machine similar to a bulldozer, but with a front bucket that can be used for scooping and lifting soil, rather than merely pushing it.
- 1969, Nan Bowie, Mick Bowie: the Hermitage Years, page 158:
- The drivers of bulldozers, drotts, and other types of mechanical shovels worked long hours in appalling weather.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drotter, definite plural drottene)
References
- “drott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dróttinn, reanalysed as definite form. Doublet of drotten.
Noun
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drottar, definite plural drottane)
Derived terms
- jorddrott
- landdrott (“landlord”)
Etymology 2
Noun
drott f (definite singular drotta, indefinite plural drotter, definite plural drottene)
- (historical) hird
- a group of Christmas beings
Derived terms
- drottedag (“Christmas Day”)
- drottsete m
References
- “drott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish drotin (with -in interpreted as the definite suffix), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Related to dryg (lasting, heavy).
Noun
drott c
Declension
This table shows modern forms. Until the 19th century the plural could be formed with -er instead of -ar.
References
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