njugg

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse hnøggr, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz. Compare English niggardly. Likely unrelated to Finnish niukka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /njɵɡ/ === Adjective === njugg (comparative njuggare, superlative njuggast) stingy, exacting ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “njugg”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) njugg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)