jugge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Unknown, perhaps a variant of jubbe or from Old English ċēac. See English jug for more.
Noun
jugge (plural jugges)
- (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) A container for liquor.
Descendants
- English: jug
References
- “jugge, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
jugge (plural jugges)
- alternative spelling of juge (“judge”)
Etymology 3
Verb
jugge
- alternative form of jugen (“to judge”)
Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of jugoslav + -e, probably by analogy with finne (“Finn”), skotte (“Scot”), gute (“Gotlander”) etc. Compare Icelandic Júkki.
Noun
jugge c
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person from a country that was part of Yugoslavia.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jugge | jugges |
| definite | juggen | juggens | |
| plural | indefinite | juggar | juggars |
| definite | juggarna | juggarnas |