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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ok, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
åg n (singular definite åget, plural indefinite åg)
- yoke
Inflection
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse á, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.
Noun
åg f
- (dialectal, possibly archaic, Helgeland, Salten and Værøy) alternative form of å (“creek”)
1996, Johann Solbakk, “Frå Førneset til Vasshøvet”, in Årbok for Rana, volume 29, Rana historielag, page 109:Dette viser at elva ikkje alltid har vore sett på som ei skikkelig elv, men kanskje heller som ei mindre elv, ei åg […]- This shows that the river probably hasn't always been regarded as a proper river, but rather as a smeller stream, a creek
Etymology 2
Conjunction
åg
- eye dialect spelling of og
Adverb
åg
- eye dialect spelling of òg
References
- “å”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016