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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō, cognate with Norwegian Bokmål våk, Norwegian Nynorsk vok, Swedish vak, German Wake.
Noun
våge c (singular definite vågen, plural indefinite våger)
- opening in the ice, polynya
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse vákr, from Proto-Germanic *wanakaz, cognate with Norwegian våk. Maybe related to Lithuanian vãnagas (“hawk”).
Noun
våge c (singular definite vågen, plural indefinite våger)
- buzzard (bird of prey of the genus Buteo)
- any bird of the genus Buteo
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Etymology 3
From Old Danish waghæ, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną, cognate with Swedish vaka, English wake, German wachen.
Verb
våge (past tense vågede, past participle våget)
- (rare) to be awake
- to keep a vigil
- to watch over (with the preposition over)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen.
Verb
våge (imperative våg, present tense våger, passive våges, simple past våga or våget or vågde, past participle våga or våget or vågd, present participle vågende)
- (also reflexive) to dare
- Synonym: tore
- (also reflexive) to venture
- to risk
- to bet, wager, stake
References
- “våge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “våge_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
våge (present tense vågar or våger, past tense våga or vågde, past participle våga or vågd or vågt, present participle vågande)
- e-infinitive form of våga (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)