vig
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
vig (plural vigs)
- (slang) interest from a loan shark's loan.
- a commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge
Synonyms [edit]
Albanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Albanian *uig-, from Proto-Indo-European *u(e)i-K- 'to revolve, turn, twist'. Cognate to Old English wice (“patch”) and Old Norse vik (“bight”)[1].
Noun [edit]
vig m (indefinite plural vigje, definite singular vigu, definite plural vigjet)
- stretcher, litter, bier, transition (consisting of beams)
References [edit]
- ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
Swedish [edit]
Verb [edit]
vig
- imperative of viga.
Volapük [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
vig (plural vigs)
