væg

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse veggr m (wall), from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz. Cognates include Swedish vägg, Old English wāg (wall), and Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 (*waddjus).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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væg c (singular definite væggen, plural indefinite vægge)

  1. wall

Declension

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Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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væg

  1. imperative of vægja

Etymology 2

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Noun

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væg m (definite singular vægen, indefinite plural vægar, definite plural vægane)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of veg (way).

Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse veggr.

Noun

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væg f

  1. wall

Descendants

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  • Swedish: vägg, vägge (dialectal)