vǫk

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakwō. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-. Cognate to Middle Low German wake.

Noun

vǫk f

  1. a hole in the ice, a polynya

Declension

  Declension of vǫk (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vǫk vǫkin vakar, vakir vakarnar, vakirnar
accusative vǫk vǫkina vakar, vakir vakarnar, vakirnar
dative vǫk vǫkinni vǫkum vǫkunum
genitive vakar vakarinnar vaka vakanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vök
  • Swedish: vak
  • Scanian: vag
  • Danish: våg
  • Dalian: wåk
  • Norwegian: vok, våk
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References

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