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veje.

weigh (determine the weight of something)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈvɑːjə][ˈvɑːɪ]
  1. weigh (determine the weight of something)

    transitive
  2. to have a certain weight

    intransitive
  3. to have a certain mass

    intransitive
  4. to measure something out by weighing it

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish wæghæ, from Old Norse vega (“to weigh”), from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to carry, move, weigh”). Cognate with English weigh and German wiegen (“to weigh”), German bewegen (“to move”) (whence Danish bevæge). The Germanic verb is related derived from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰe-, *weǵʰ- (“to ride, go, transport”), related to Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way”) and Latin vehō (“to transport”).

verb[ˈvɑːjə][ˈvɑːɪ]
  1. slay (kill in battle)

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse vega (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *wiganą (“to fight”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to overcome”), related to Latin vincō (“to win”).

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