våken

See also: vaken

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vakinn, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”). This form, as opposed to vaken, is due to influence from Danish vågen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋôːken/

Adjective

våken (neuter singular våkent, definite singular and plural våkne)

  1. awake (not asleep)
  2. alert, perceptive
  3. bright (person)
  4. keen
    et våkent blikk - a keen eye

Etymology 2

Noun

våken m

  1. definite singular of våk

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

våken m

  1. singular definite of våk
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