våk

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See also: vak

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Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse vákr.

Noun

våk m (definite singular våken, indefinite plural våker, definite plural våkene)

  1. a buzzard, bird of prey of genus Buteo

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse vákr (“buzzard”), from Proto-Germanic *wanakaz. Compare Swedish vråk and Danish våge.

Pronunciation

Noun

våk m (definite singular våken, indefinite plural våkar, definite plural våkane)

  1. a bird of the genus Buteo, the buzzards and certain American hawks
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Related to veikje (“girl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

våk m (definite singular våken, indefinite plural våkar, definite plural våkane)

  1. (dialectal) A (little) boy
    Synonyms: gut, gutunge

References

  • “vaak” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • “våk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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