vágr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Cognate with Old English wæg. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.

Noun

vágr m (genitive vágs, plural vágar)

  1. ocean, sea
  2. wave
    Synonyms: unnr, uðr
  3. inlet, bay
    • 13th century, Jómsvíkinga saga:
      Þeir Jómsvíkingar sjá nú at vágrinn er allr þakiðr af skipum.
      The Jomsvikings saw then that the bay was full of ships.

Declension

  Declension of vágr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vágr vágrinn vágar vágarnir
accusative vág váginn vága vágana
dative vági váginum vágum vágunum
genitive vágs vágsins vága váganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vogur
  • Faroese: vágur, vág
  • Norwegian Bokmål: våg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: våg
  • Old Swedish: vāgher
  • Danish: våg
  • → Old French: vague
    • Middle French:

References

  • Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)
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