dryga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse drýgja, from Proto-Germanic *driugijaną. Factitive of dryg (since Proto-Germanic *dreugaz).

Verb

dryga (present tense dryger, past tense drygde, past participle drygt/drygd, passive infinitive drygast, present participle drygande, imperative dryg)

  1. (transitive) to make last longer, to eke out, to draw out
  2. (intransitive) to last long, to draw out
  3. (ergative) to postpone

References

Swedish

Adjective

dryga

  1. inflection of dryg:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
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