drott
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.
- 1969, Nan Bowie, Mick Bowie: the Hermitage Years (page 158)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttinn
Noun
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drotter, definite plural drottene)
- (archaic) lord
References
- “drott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dróttinn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɔtː/
Noun
drott m (definite singular drotten, indefinite plural drottar, definite plural drottane)
- (archaic) lord
References
- “drott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- drotte
- drotten (very rare)
Etymology
From Old Swedish drotin (with -in interpreted as the definite article), from Old Norse dróttinn, from Proto-Germanic *druhtinaz. Related to dryg (lasting, heavy).
Noun
drott c
- (archaic) king, ruler
- (archaic) lord; nobility just below the king
Declension
| Declension of drott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | drott | drotten | drotter | drotterna |
| Genitive | drotts | drottens | drotters | drotternas |