vǫkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakwaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-.

Adjective

vǫkr

1. moist, wet

Declension

Strong declension of vǫkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkr	vǫk	vǫkt
accusative	vǫkvan	vǫkva	vǫkt
dative	vǫkum	vǫkri	vǫku
genitive	vǫks	vǫkrar	vǫks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvir	vǫkvar	vǫk
accusative	vǫkva	vǫkvar	vǫk
dative	vǫkum	vǫkum	vǫkum
genitive	vǫkra	vǫkra	vǫkra

Weak declension of vǫkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvi	vǫkva	vǫkva
accusative	vǫkva	vǫku	vǫkva
dative	vǫkva	vǫku	vǫkva
genitive	vǫkva	vǫku	vǫkva
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫku	vǫku	vǫku
accusative	vǫku	vǫku	vǫku
dative	vǫkum	vǫkum	vǫkum
genitive	vǫku	vǫku	vǫku

Declension of comparative of vǫkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvari	vǫkvari	vǫkvara
accusative	vǫkvara	vǫkvari	vǫkvara
dative	vǫkvara	vǫkvari	vǫkvara
genitive	vǫkvara	vǫkvari	vǫkvara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvari	vǫkvari	vǫkvari
accusative	vǫkvari	vǫkvari	vǫkvari
dative	vǫkurum	vǫkurum	vǫkurum
genitive	vǫkvari	vǫkvari	vǫkvari

Strong declension of superlative of vǫkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvastr	vǫkust	vǫkvast
accusative	vǫkvastan	vǫkvasta	vǫkvast
dative	vǫkustum	vǫkvastri	vǫkustu
genitive	vǫkvasts	vǫkvastrar	vǫkvasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvastir	vǫkvastar	vǫkust
accusative	vǫkvasta	vǫkvastar	vǫkust
dative	vǫkustum	vǫkustum	vǫkustum
genitive	vǫkvastra	vǫkvastra	vǫkvastra

Weak declension of superlative of vǫkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkvasti	vǫkvasta	vǫkvasta
accusative	vǫkvasta	vǫkustu	vǫkvasta
dative	vǫkvasta	vǫkustu	vǫkvasta
genitive	vǫkvasta	vǫkustu	vǫkvasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫkustu	vǫkustu	vǫkustu
accusative	vǫkustu	vǫkustu	vǫkustu
dative	vǫkustum	vǫkustum	vǫkustum
genitive	vǫkustu	vǫkustu	vǫkustu

Related terms

• vǫk f
• vǫkna (“to become wet”)
• vǫkva f, vǫkvi m (“moisture, humidity”)
• vǫkva (“to moisten, water”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: vökur
• → Middle English: *wok, *wak, weke (“wet”)
  • English: weaky

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vökr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503; also available at the Internet Archive