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Swedish
Etymology
See ruttna (“rot”, verb). First attested in the mid-14th century.
The luck sense is of uncertain origin. It is possible that it shares a common origin with the rot sense.
Noun
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- rot
Det är röta i fönsterkarmen.- There is rot in the window frame.
- (colloquial) luck
Vilken jäkla röta!- You got damn lucky!
- (literally, “What darn rot!”)
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