vegr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, whence also Old English weġ (English way), Old Saxon weg (Low German Weg), Old Dutch weg (Dutch weg), Old High German weg (modern German Weg), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Noun

vegr m (genitive vegar or vegs, plural vegir or vegar)

1. way, road

Declension

  Declension of vegr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn	vegir	vegirnir
accusative	veg	veginn	vegu	veguna
dative	vegi	veginum	vegum	vegunum
genitive	vegar	vegarins	vega	veganna

  Declension of vegr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn	vegar	vegarnir
accusative	veg	veginn	vega	vegana
dative	vegi	veginum	vegum	vegunum
genitive	vegs	vegsins	vega	veganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vegur m
• Faroese: vegur m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veg m
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: veg m
• Old Swedish: vægher
  • Swedish: väg c
• Danish: vej c
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vei m

References

• “vegr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Probably related to vega (“to weigh”).

Noun

vegr m (genitive vegs)

1. honour, distinction

Declension

  Declension of vegr (strong a-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn
accusative	veg	veginn
dative	vegi	veginum
genitive	vegs	vegsins

References

• “vegr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vegr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 3

Plural of vǫg f (“lever”).

Noun

vegr

1. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of vǫg

References

• vegr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• vög in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.