dager

See also: Dager and dǎgér

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɡɛr/

Noun

dager m (plural dagrow or daggrow)

1. tear (drop of liquid produced by the eye)
2. drop (small quantity of liquid)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːɡər/

Noun

dager m

1. indefinite plural of dag

Swedish

Etymology

From old nominative of dag (“day”). Compare Old Norse dagr, Faroese dagur, Icelandic dagur.

Noun

dager c

1. daylight

   Synonym: (more common) dagsljus

   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Staffan var en stalledräng (Staffansvisan) [Stephen was a stable hand (The Stephen song / Song of Stephen)]”‎^[1]:

     [archaic language overall] Staffan var en stalledräng [stalldräng]. Vi tackom [tackar – obsolete first-person plural] nu så gärna. Han vattna' [vattnade] sina fålar fem, allt [perhaps a filler – compare Dutch al] för den ljusa stjärna. Ingen dager synes än. Stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka [plural verb form, now blänker].

     Stephen was a stable hand. We now give thanks so gladly. He watered his five horses, before the bright star. No daylight is visible yet. The stars in the sky [they] are gleaming.

2. (figuratively) light (appearance)

   framställa någon i dålig dager

   portray someone in a bad light

Declension

Declension of dager

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dager	dagers
	definite	dagern	dagerns
plural	indefinite	dagrar	dagrars
	definite	dagrarna	dagrarnas

References

• dager in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dager in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dager in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)