vrage

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wraken or German bracken (“to reject”), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *wrekan (“to drive out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vraːvə/, [ˈvʁɑːwə]

Verb

vrage (imperative vrag, infinitive at vrage, present tense vrager, past tense vragede, perfect tense er/har vraget)

1. reject

Related terms

• vrag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvraː.ɣə/

• Audio:

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Verb

vrage

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vragen

Noun

vrage f (plural vragen, no diminutive)

1. obsolete form of vraag

Anagrams

• grave, verga

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu.

Noun

vrâge f

1. question

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	vrâge	vrâgen
accusative	vrâge	vrâgen
genitive	vrâge, vrâgen	vrâgen
dative	vrâge, vrâgen	vrâgen

Descendants

• Dutch: vraag
  • Afrikaans: vraag
  • Negerhollands: vraag

Further reading

• “vrage”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vrage”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu.

Noun

vrage f

1. question

Descendants

• → Saterland Frisian: Froage
• → Swedish: fråga