våge
See also: vage
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish waghæ, from Old Norse vaka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋɔːʊ̯ə]
Verb
våge (imperative våg, infinitive at våge, present tense våger, past tense vågede, perfect tense har våget)
- to be attentive
- to be awake
Further reading
- “våge,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “våge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen
Verb
våge (imperative våg, present tense våger, passive våges, simple past våga or våget or vågde, past participle våga or våget or vågd, present participle vågende)
- (also reflexive) to dare
- (also reflexive) to venture
- to risk
- to bet, wager, stake
References
- “våge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “våge_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen
Verb
våge
- (also reflexive) to dare
- (also reflexive) to venture
- to risk
- to bet, wager, stake
Alternative forms
- våga
References
- “våge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.