vágr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Old English wæg. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.
Noun[edit]
vágr m (genitive vágs, plural vágar)
- ocean, sea
- wave
- inlet, bay
- 13th century, Jómsvíkinga saga:
- Þeir Jómsvíkingar sjá nú at vágrinn er allr þakiðr af skipum.
- The Jomsvikings saw then that the bay was full of ships.
- 13th century, Jómsvíkinga saga:
Declension[edit]
Declension of vágr (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Icelandic: vogur
- Faroese: vágur, vág
- Norwegian Bokmål: våg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: våg
- Angermannian: vóg
- Helsingian: våg
- Old Swedish: vāgher
- Swedish: våg
- Danish: våg
- → Old French: vague
- Middle French:
- French: vague
- Middle French:
References[edit]
- Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)