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)

1. (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)

1. alternative spelling of juge (“judge”)

Etymology 3

Verb

jugge

1. 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

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person from a country that was part of Yugoslavia.

Declension

Declension of jugge

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jugge	jugges
	definite	juggen	juggens
plural	indefinite	juggar	juggars
	definite	juggarna	juggarnas

Related terms

• jugoslav
• jugoslavisk
• Jugoslavien

References

• Slangopedia