UrsprungFrom old nominative of dag (“day”). Compare Old Norse dagr, Faroese dagur, Icelandic dagur.
- common-genderdaylight
“[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 – compa” — 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.
- common-gender, figurativelylight (appearance)
“framställa någon i dålig dager” — portray someone in a bad light
Formerdager(indefinite, nominative, singular) · dagers(genitive, indefinite, singular) · dagern(definite, nominative, singular) · dagerns(definite, genitive, singular) · dagrar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · dagrars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · dagrarna(definite, nominative, plural) · dagrarnas(definite, genitive, plural)