våk

See also: vak

Norwegian Bokmål

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

• fjellvåk

References

• “våk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːk/

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

• fjellvåk
• musvåk

Etymology 2

Related to veikje (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːk/

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.