våga

See also: Vågå, vaga, vagá, vága, and väga

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

våga

  1. inflection of våge:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen. Compare Swedish våga and Danish vove. Doublet of vega ("to weigh").

Verb

våga (present tense vågar or våger, past tense våga or vågde, past participle våga or vågd or vågt, present participle vågande)

  1. (also reflexive) to dare
    Synonyms: drista, tora
  2. (also reflexive) to venture
  3. to risk
  4. to bet, wager, stake

Alternative forms

References

Russenorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk våg.

Noun

våga

  1. a vog (Scandinavian measure unit with various mass, depending on geographical location) (from 18 up to 23 kg in Norway during the XIX century).
    galannja våga
    galaňňa voga
    1.5 vog

References

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²voːɡa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -²oːɡa

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vāgha, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wagen.

Verb

våga (present vågar, preterite vågade, supine vågat, imperative våga)

  1. to dare, to have enough courage (to do something)
    Synonym: töras
    Jag vågar inte
    I don't dare
Conjugation

Etymology 2

våg (wave) + -a

Verb

våga (present vågar, preterite vågade, supine vågat, imperative våga)

  1. (transitive) to wave, to shape (hair) like a wave
Conjugation

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