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)

Related terms

• julegløgg

Further reading

• gløgg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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)

Related terms

• julegløgg

References

• “gløgg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

Related terms

• 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

• “gløgg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.