drummel
Swedish
Etymology
Disputed. Held by some to be borrowed from Middle Low German drummel (“lump”), more likely deverbal from drumla. Compare English drumble.
Noun
drummel c
- someone ill-mannered or (socially) clumsy; an oaf
- Vad kallade du drottningen, din drummel?
- What did you call the Queen, you oaf?
Declension
| Declension of drummel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | drummel | drummeln | drumlar | drumlarna |
| Genitive | drummels | drummelns | drumlars | drumlarnas |
References
- drummel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drummel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drummel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- drummel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)