klägg
Swedish
Alternative forms
- klegg
Etymology
Compare Icelandic kleggi, English clag (“glue or paste”). From Proto-Germanic *klajjô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (“to stick together”). Doublet of kli, klister, and kläde.
Noun
klägg n
- (informal) gunk (unpleasant sticky substance)
Declension
| Declension of klägg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | klägg | klägget | — | — |
| Genitive | kläggs | kläggets | — | — |
References
- klägg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)