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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- mould
References
- “mugg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse mugga f.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, indefinite plural muggar, definite plural muggane)
- (usually collective, uncountable) mould (layer)
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Etymology 2
Related to mò n.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- small waste particles; dust
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2019 revision, neuter was considered co-standard as its grammatical gender. With the change, the form mugget was made obsolete.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Danish muk, from Middle Low German muke.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, uncountable)
- (pathology) mud fever (skin disease in horses)
Etymology 4
Unknown.
Noun
mugg m (definite singular muggen, indefinite plural muggar, definite plural muggane)
- a kind of cotton cloth
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mugg
- imperative of mugga
References
- “mugg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse múgr (“mass, heap (of corn)”).
Noun
mugg c
- mug; a large cup
- mug or cup; travel mug, children's mug
- (colloquial, definite form singular only) the toilet, the can
- Synonym: toa
gå på muggen- go the the bathroom
Hon är på muggen- She's in the can
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