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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Verb

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

  1. to dare, to have enough courage (to do something)
    Jag vågar inte
    I don't dare
  2. to wave, to shape (hair) like a wave (våg)

Conjugation
Conjugation of våga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive våga vågas
Supine vågat vågats
Imperative våga —
Imper. plural1 vågen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vågar vågade vågas vågades
Ind. plural1 våga vågade vågas vågades
Subjunctive2 våge vågade våges vågades
Participles
Present participle vågande
Past participle vågad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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