åger

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See also: ager, äger, and Ağer

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse okr, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz, related to German Wucher. The short vowel of the Danish and Old Norse word is surprising (also Swedish ocker. It may a borrowing from Middle Low German wōker, but that doesn't explain the vocalism.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɔˀwɐ], [ˈɔwˀɐ]

Noun

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åger c (singular definite ågeren, not used in plural form)

  1. usury

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse okr.

Noun

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åger m or n (definite singular ågeren or ågeret) (uncountable)

  1. usury

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse okr.

Noun

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åger m (definite singular ågeren, uncountable)

  1. usury

Derived terms

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References

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