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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vakinn, originally a past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to awake”), whence also English wake. The Old Norse verb vaka (“to be awake”) (Danish våge) comes from a different variant of the same verb, *wakāną.
Adjective
vågen (neuter vågent, plural and definite singular attributive vågne)
- awake (not asleep)
- alert, perceptive, bright
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vågen c
- definite singular of våge
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
vågen m
- definite singular of våg
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From våge (“to dare”) + -en.
Adjective
vågen (neuter våge or vågent, definite singular and plural vågne, comparative vågnare, indefinite superlative vågnast, definite superlative vågnaste)
- unafraid
- risky
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vågen m
- definite singular of våg
References
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
vågen
- definite singular of våg