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våga

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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våga

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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Russenorsk

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Etymology

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Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk våg.

Noun

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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

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

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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våg (wave) +‎ -a

Verb

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

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