vegr

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Old Norse

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, whence also Old English weġ (English way), Old Saxon weg (Low German Weg), Old Dutch weg (Dutch weg), Old High German weg (modern German Weg), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Noun

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vegr m (genitive vegar or vegs, plural vegir or vegar)

  1. way, road
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: vegur m
  • Faroese: vegur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veg m
    • Norwegian Bokmål: veg m
  • Old Swedish: vægher
  • Danish: vej c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: vei m
References
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  • vegr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

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Probably related to vega (to weigh).

Noun

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vegr m (genitive vegs or vegar)

  1. honour, distinction, glory
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References

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  • vegr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vegr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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vegr

  1. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of vǫg

References

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  • vegr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
  • vög in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.