vægi

See also: vagi, vagì, and vägi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vægi (“weight, moment”), from Proto-Germanic *wēgjō (“weight”), itself a derivative of *weganą (“to carry, weigh”).

Noun

vægi n (genitive singular vægis, no plural)

1. weight, importance, significance

Declension

Declension of vægi (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vægi	vægið
accusative	vægi	vægið
dative	vægi	væginu
genitive	vægis	vægisins

Derived terms

• mótvægi
• smávægilegur

Further reading

• “vægi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)