glögg

See also: glogg, Glogg, and gløgg

English

Noun

glögg (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of glogg
   • 2004, Tage Pearson, Tage, AuthorHouse, published 2004, →ISBN, page 89:

     Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing…just before Christmas dinner we would have glögg.

   • 2008, Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (trans. Reg Keeland), Borzoi Books (2008; original Swedish book published 2005), →ISBN, page 457:

     Berger and Malm were taking care of the annual Christmas arrangements while Blomkvist sat in Erika's chair, drinking glögg and looking on.

   • 2009, Karen Chalfen, Fair Weather by Noon, Trafford Publishing, published 2009, →ISBN, page 233:

     She didn’t have any Swedish music, so instead of dancing after dinner they all sat in front of the fire eating cookies and drinking glögg.

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish glögg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klœkː/

  Rhymes: -œkː

Noun

glögg n (genitive singular glöggs, no plural) or
glögg f (genitive singular glaggar, no plural)

1. glogg

Declension

Declension of glögg (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	glögg	glöggið
accusative	glögg	glöggið
dative	glöggi	glögginu
genitive	glöggs	glöggsins

Declension of glögg (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	glögg	glöggin
accusative	glögg	glöggina
dative	glögg	glögginni
genitive	glaggar	glaggarinnar

Swedish

Etymology

From glödga (“to burn, mull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlœɡ/

• Audio:

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Noun

glögg c

1. glogg; a Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; or any similar (non-alcoholic) beverage based on spiced fruit juice (e.g. apple or grape)

Declension

Declension of glögg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	glögg	glöggs
	definite	glöggen	glöggens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Descendants

• → English: glogg, glögg
• → Danish: gløgg c
• → Faroese: gløgg n
• → Finnish: glögi
  • → Estonian: glögi
• → Icelandic: glögg n or f
• → Norwegian Bokmål: gløgg m
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: gløgg m

Further reading

• glögg in Svensk ordbok.