vágr

Old Norse

Etymology

Cognate with Old English wæg. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.

Noun

vágr m (genitive vágs, plural vágar)

1. ocean, sea
2. wave

   Synonyms: unnr, uðr

3. inlet, bay
   • 13th century, Jómsvíkinga saga:

     Þeir Jómsvíkingar sjá nú at vágrinn er allr þakiðr af skipum.

     The Jomsvikings saw then that the bay was full of ships.

Declension

Declension of vágr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vágr	vágrinn	vágar	vágarnir
accusative	vág	váginn	vága	vágana
dative	vági	váginum	vágum	vágunum
genitive	vágs	vágsins	vága	váganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vogur
• Faroese: vágur, vág
• Norwegian Bokmål: våg
• Norwegian Nynorsk: våg
• Old Swedish: vāgher
  • Swedish: våg
• Danish: våg
• → Old French: vague
  • Middle French:
    • French: vague

Further reading

• Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)