Reconstruction:Old Swedish/drøgher
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This Old Swedish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse draugr.
Noun
*drøgher m
- based on descendants + cognates: revenant, ghost, spirit
- based on placenames: deceiver; nomen agentis to an attested cognate to Old Saxon bidriogan, Old High German triogan (“to mislead, deceive”)