dugnad

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noun

Unpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work.

OriginNorwegian dugnad ← Old Norse dugnaðr →
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Meanings

noundugnad (countable and uncountable, plural dugnads)

plural dugnads

  1. countableuncountableUnpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work.

Origin

  1. Old Norsedugnaðr“help”
  2. Norwegiandugnad
  3. Englishdugnad

From Norwegian dugnad, from Old Norse dugnaðr (“help”).

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APA

dugnad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dugnad

MLA

“dugnad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dugnad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dugnad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dugnad.

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