vegr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
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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)
Declension
Declension of vegr (strong u-stem)
Declension of vegr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “vegr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
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Probably related to vega (“to weigh”).
Noun
vegr m (genitive vegs)
Declension
Declension of vegr (strong a-stem, singular only)
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
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.