vægre

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wēgeren, weigeren. Compare Dutch weigeren, German weigern, Norwegian vegre and Swedish vägra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛːjrə/, [ˈvɛːjʁɐ]

Verb

vægre (imperative vægr, infinitive at vægre, present tense vægrer, past tense vægrede, perfect tense har vægret)

1. refuse, decline

Usage notes

Used with the reflexive pronoun sig for the third-person, or else the personal accusative pronoun (mig, dig, Dem, os, jer, Dem).

Derived terms

• vægring