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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish wict, wæct, borrowed from Middle Low German wicht, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz. Cognate with English weight. Swedish vikt is also borrowed from Low German.
Noun
vægt c (singular definite vægten, plural indefinite vægte)
- weight
- scales (a device for weighing goods for sale)
- Libra (someone with a Libra star sign)
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vægt
- imperative of vægte
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