våge

See also: vage

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish waghæ, from Old Norse vaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɔːʊ̯ə]

Verb

våge (imperative våg, infinitive at våge, present tense våger, past tense vågede, perfect tense har våget)

1. to be attentive
2. to be awake

Further reading

• “våge,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “våge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen

Verb

våge (imperative våg, present tense våger, passive våges, simple past våga or våget or vågde, past participle våga or våget or vågd, present participle vågende)

1. (also reflexive) to dare
2. (also reflexive) to venture
3. to risk
4. to bet, wager, stake

References

• “våge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “våge_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen

Verb

våge

1. (also reflexive) to dare
2. (also reflexive) to venture
3. to risk
4. to bet, wager, stake

Alternative forms

• våga

References

• “våge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.