vegr

Old Norse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɣr/

Etymology 1

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)

1. way, road

Declension

Declension of vegr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn	vegir	vegirnir
accusative	veg	veginn	vegu	veguna
dative	vegi	veginum	vegum	vegunum
genitive	vegar	vegarins	vega	veganna

Declension of vegr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn	vegar	vegarnir
accusative	veg	veginn	vega	vegana
dative	vegi	veginum	vegum	vegunum
genitive	vegs	vegsins	vega	veganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vegur m
• Faroese: vegur m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veg m
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: veg m
• Old Swedish: vægher
  • Swedish: väg c
• Old Danish: wægh
  • Danish: vej c
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vei m

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vegr1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Probably related to vega (“to weigh”).

Noun

vegr m (genitive vegs or vegar)

1. honour, distinction, glory

Declension

Declension of vegr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vegr	vegrinn
accusative	veg	veginn
dative	veg	veginum
genitive	vegar, vegs	vegarins, vegsins

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vegr2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vegr

1. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of vǫg

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vegr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vegr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503; also available at the Internet Archive