What is the plural of Draugr, anyway? : V

» Sat May 26, 2012 7:45 pm

Saw someone say "draugrs" in a thread, and it just didn't look right so it got me thinking.... I'm no linguist, but the word 'draugr' looks very norwegian, and correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is. That said, would the plural be "draugar"? or.. is 'draugr' itself already plural and we refer to them in the same manner as say.... "deer", where it is both singular and plural?

edited for spelling

» Sat May 26, 2012 11:46 pm

Zombies.

» Sun May 27, 2012 3:34 am

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say Draugr is already plural. Mainly because any other option sounds horrendous.

If it isn't... I'd rather remain in blissful ignorance.

» Sun May 27, 2012 7:15 am

Its Draugr. Even that way in the game. A lady referred to multiple ones as simply Draugr.

» Sat May 26, 2012 8:02 pm

According to the guide it is plural.

» Sat May 26, 2012 11:16 pm

Draugi?

» Sun May 27, 2012 10:36 am

Its Draugr. Even that way in the game. A lady referred to multiple ones as simply Draugr.

ahh thank you

» Sun May 27, 2012 6:44 am

Draugi,

» Sat May 26, 2012 11:41 pm

Draugrrrr! :teehee:

Draugr is probably the plural of draugr.

» Sun May 27, 2012 10:08 am

Draugo!
But, seriously, I think its either draugrs or draugr. Might even be draugo.

» Sun May 27, 2012 10:53 am

Zombies.

/giggle
thats cheating

my guess is the plural is "Draugren"

» Sun May 27, 2012 8:17 am

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say Draugr is already plural. Mainly because any other option sounds horrendous.

If it isn't... I'd rather remain in blissful ignorance.

I'd have to agree with this.

Can't think of anything else that would work. :facepalm:

Edit: Looks like we all agree, it's Draugr.

» Sun May 27, 2012 1:25 am

Draugi?

Draugi,

That sounds like how some random 90 year old lady would call her self-made liquorish...

» Sat May 26, 2012 10:37 pm

THEM

» Sat May 26, 2012 7:19 pm

Saw someone say "draugrs" in a thread, and it just didn't look right so it got me thinking.... I'm no linguist, but the word 'draugr' looks very norwegian, and correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is. That said, would the plural be "draugar"? or.. is 'draugr' itself already plural and we refer to them in the same manner as say.... "deer", where it is both singular and plural?

edited for spelling

I am Norwegian, and the word "Draugr" IS the plural of "Draug".

There.

» Sun May 27, 2012 5:16 am

Wikipedia (which is always right :ahhh:

) implies in its uniquely unclear manner that it may be draugar or draugen. As for me, I prefer "malodorous, rotting bastards."

Edit: spelling embuggerance.

» Sat May 26, 2012 9:00 pm

Gaggle.

» Sun May 27, 2012 5:58 am

Gaggle.

If we're talking collective nouns, "flock" sounds much more cuddly.

» Sun May 27, 2012 10:01 am

Wikipedia (which is always right :ahhh:

) implies in its uniquely unclear manner that it may be draugar or draugen. As for me, I prefer "malodorous, rotting bastards."

Edit: spelling embuggerance.

"Draugar" is a Norwegian dialect plural, whilst "Draugen" is the specific singular term, as if you were prefacing it with "The" and pointing at it. Although, Norwegians in that regard wouldn't say "The" (Norwegian word for "The" is "Den") as it is already "specific"...

Norwegian is a hard language for foreigners to get into.... :whistling:

» Sat May 26, 2012 7:14 pm

I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say Draugr is already plural. Mainly because any other option sounds horrendous.

If it isn't... I'd rather remain in blissful ignorance.

This, I would say.

» Sat May 26, 2012 7:32 pm

"Draugar" is a Norwegian dialect plural, whilst "Draugen" is the specific singular term, as if you were prefacing it with "The" and pointing at it.

You'll have to forgive me, I'm bad enough at my own language let alone someone else's. Throw in a bit of overall reading comprehension fail on my part for good measure, too! I still think an appropriate pluralisation is "run away, run away!"

» Sat May 26, 2012 10:10 pm

Trust me, it's just Draugr.

Much like "deer" is the plural of "deer" (wlog).

Edit: At least, that's how it is in-game.

» Sat May 26, 2012 10:06 pm

I am Norwegian, and the word "Draugr" IS the plural of "Draug".

There.

Wait... So it's not just a made up fantasy name?

What does it translate to in English?

» Sun May 27, 2012 8:41 am

^^^^^^^^I am not sure if you can translate it exactly, since it is a mythological name for a "creature". And no, it wasn't invented by TES...

If you are interested, here's the wikipedia article--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr

» Sat May 26, 2012 9:31 pm

Wait... So it's not just a made up fantasy name?

What does it translate to in English?

Viking zombie? Pretty much. Vikings had concepts of walking dead before most of the other westerners did, though Vikings were late to receive christianity and were always more connected with ancient beliefs. That still lingers today, in the Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, and to a lesser extent, Danish peoples.

EDIT: Beth probably got the idea of dragon shouts from the Draug, as old legends say some undead norseman could "pillage a boat with a roar of their tounge"