vakr

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ (wakraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wakraz (“awake; watchful, alert”).

Adjective

vakr

  1. wakeful, watchful, alert
  2. valiant, brave
  3. fast

Descendants
  • Faroese: vakur
  • Icelandic: vakur
  • Norwegian: vakker (Bokmål), vakker (Nynorsk)
  • Swedish: vacker
  • Danish: vakker
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