vågen

See also: vagen, vägen, and Vågen

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɔːwən], [ˈʋɔːʊn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vakinn, originally a past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to awake”), whence also English wake. The Old Norse verb vaka (“to be awake”) (Danish våge) comes from a different variant of the same verb, *wakāną.

Adjective

vågen (neuter vågent, plural and definite singular attributive vågne)

  1. awake (not asleep)
  2. alert, perceptive, bright

References

“vågen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vågen c

  1. definite singular of våge

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

vågen m

  1. definite singular of våg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From våge (“to dare”) +‎ -en.

Adjective

vågen (neuter våge or vågent, definite singular and plural vågne, comparative vågnare, indefinite superlative vågnast, definite superlative vågnaste)

  1. unafraid
  2. risky

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vågen m

  1. definite singular of våg

References

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

vågen

  1. definite singular of våg.
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