raggen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.ɣə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: rag‧gen
Verb
raggen
- (intransitive, transitive) to move back and forth repeatedly wildly; to wipe, swing or brush wildly
- (intransitive) to drive recklessly and aggressively
- Synonym: rauzen
Inflection
| Inflection of raggen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | raggenn | |||
| past singular | ragde | |||
| past participle | geragd | |||
| infinitive | raggenn | |||
| gerund | raggenn n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | rag | ragde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ragt | ragde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ragt | ragde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ragt | ragde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ragt | ragde | ||
| plural | raggenn | ragden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | raggen | ragde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | raggenn | ragden | ||
| imperative sing. | rag | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ragt | |||
| participles | raggennd | geragd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Swedish
Etymology
At least since 1649, raggen has been used as a name for the devil, the evil one. This is based on an Old Swedish adjective ragher (cowardly, unmanly, bad, heinous), same as Icelandic ragr which also means sexually perverse.
(Any hints on pronunciation? If it is not based on ragg, the emphasis is possibly different, like tomten/tomten.)
Noun
raggen c
- the devil
- definite singular of ragg
References
- raggen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- RAGGEN in Johan Ernst Rietz, Svenskt dialektlexikon (1862–1867)