Luxembourgish

Verb

dräng

1. second-person singular imperative of drängen

North Frisian

Etymology

Possibly from Danish dreng. Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian dring.

Noun

dräng m ‎(plural dränge)

1. (Mooring) boy

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drænger ‎(“young man, boy, servant”), from Old Norse drengr ‎(“boy; log, pole”). See also Danish dreng ‎(“boy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɛŋː/

Noun

dräng c

1. A hired agricultural worker; farmhand.

   Efter skörden bjöd man drängarna på öl och nybakt kornbröd.‎

   After the harvest the farmhands were treated to beer and fresh baked barley bread.

2. A person hired to do menial or questionable tasks; goon, lackey, stooge.

   Din far en av hemliga polisens betalda drängar.‎

   Your father was one of the stooges of the secret police.

3. (archaic) Male person who has not yet reached manhood.

Declension

Derived terms

• drängstuga
• drängtjänst