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Old Norse
Etymology
Probably from veggr (“wall, wedge”), thus meaning “The Wedge”.[1]
Proper noun
Veggr m (genitive Veggs)
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
Inflection
Declension of Veggr (strong i-stem, s-genitive, indefinite singular only)
| masculine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Veggr
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| accusative
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Vegg
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| dative
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Vegg
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| genitive
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Veggs
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References
- ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4