væg

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See also: väg

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse veggr m (wall), from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz. Cognates include Swedish vägg, Old English wāg (wall), and Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 (*waddjus).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

væg c (singular definite væggen, plural indefinite vægge)

  1. wall

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

væg

  1. imperative of vægja

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

væg m (definite singular vægen, indefinite plural vægar, definite plural vægane)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of veg (way).

Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse veggr.

Noun[edit]

væg f

  1. wall

Descendants[edit]

  • Swedish: vägg, vägge (dialectal)