drotten

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old Norse dróttinn.

Alternative forms

• drottin (Midlandsnormalen)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²drutːən/, /²drotːən/

Noun

drotten m (definite singular drottenen, indefinite plural drotnar, definite plural drotnane)

1. (poetic, archaic) alternative form of drott (“chief, king”)
2. (historical) thrall owner

Derived terms

• drottensmord
• drottensord
• drottenssvik
• drottenssvikar

Related terms

• drottning, dronning

Etymology 2

Noun

drotten

1. definite singular of drott

Swedish

Noun

drotten

1. definite singular of drott

Anagrams

• dottern