gløgg

See also: glogg, Glogg, and glögg

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish glögg (“glogg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡløɡ/, [ɡ̊løɡ̊] or IPA(key): /ɡlœɡ/, [ɡ̊lœɡ̊]

Noun

gløgg c (singular definite gløggen, not used in plural form)

  1. glogg (Scandinavian version of mulled wine)
  • julegløgg

Further reading

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklœkː/
  • Rhymes: -œkː

Etymology 1

From Swedish glögg.

Noun

gløgg n (genitive singular gløgs, uncountable)

  1. glogg
Declension
n23s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gløgg gløggið
Accusative gløgg gløggið
Dative gløggi gløgginum
Genitive gløgs gløgsins

Etymology 2

From gløggur.

Adjective

gløgg

  1. nominative feminine singular of gløggur
  2. nominative neuter plural of gløggur
  3. accusative neuter plural of gløggur

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡløɡ/

Etymology 1

From Swedish glögg.

Noun

gløgg m (definite singular gløggen, indefinite plural gløgger, definite plural gløggene)

  1. glogg (Scandinavian version of mulled wine)
  • julegløgg

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gløggr.

Adjective

gløgg

  1. bright (of mind), perceptive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlœɡː/, /ɡɽœɡː/

Etymology 1

From Swedish glögg, a shortening of glödgad vin (“heated wine”), from glödga (“to heat”).

Noun

gløgg m (definite singular gløggen, indefinite plural gløggar, definite plural gløggane)

  1. glogg (Scandinavian version of mulled wine)
  • jolegløgg, julegløgg

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gløggr, from Proto-Germanic *glawwaz.

Alternative forms
  • glegg, glygg (dialectal)

Adjective

gløgg (neuter gløggt, definite singular and plural gløgge, comparative gløggare, indefinite superlative gløggast, definite superlative gløggaste)

  1. clear-sighted
  2. perspicacious, clever, sharp
    Synonyms: kvasstenkt, klok

References
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