vegr

Old Norse

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

References
  • vegr1 in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Probably related to vega (“to weigh”).

Noun

vegr m (genitive vegs)

  1. honour, distinction
Declension
  Declension of vegr (strong a-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative vegr vegrinn
accusative veg veginn
dative vegi veginum
genitive vegs vegsins

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

  1. nominative and accusative plural indefinite of vǫg

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.
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