Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• drahn, drohn (chiefly Moselle Franconian)

Verb

drage ‎(third-person singular present drät, past tense drooch, past participle jedrage)

1. (most dialects of Ripuarian) to carry; to bear; to wear

Danish

drage

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dreki, from Middle Low German drake, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων ‎(drákōn, “dragon”)

Noun

drage c (singular definite dragen, plural indefinite drager)

1. dragon (legendary creature)
2. drake (a small type of wingless dragon)
3. kite
4. hang glider (unpowered aircraft)
5. dragon keelboat
6. Viking longship

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse draga, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ- ‎(“pull, draw, drag”).

Verb

drage ‎(imperative drag, present tense drager, past tense drog, past participle draget, dragen, dragne)

1. draw
2. attract, allure
3. go, march, travel

Etymology 3

From French dragée.

Alternative forms

• dragé

Noun

drage c (singular definite drageen, plural indefinite drageer)

1. dragée

Inflection

Dutch

Verb

drage

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of dragen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "drakon" and Old Norse dreki

Alternative forms

• drake

Noun

drage m ‎(definite singular dragen, indefinite plural drager, definite plural dragene)

1. a dragon
2. a kite

References

• “drage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse draga

Alternative forms

• dra

Verb

drage

1. to draw; pull

Usage notes

This spelling is archaic in Bokmål.

Derived terms

• dragkamp

References

• “drage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.