vägg
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish væg f, vægger m, from Old Norse veggr. Cognates include Danish væg, Faroese and Icelandic veggur, Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 (*waddjus) and Norwegian vegg.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vägg c
- a wall (permanent, substantial division in or side of a building)
Usage notes
[edit]A free-standing wall made of brick, stones, concrete or the like is a mur.
Declension
[edit]Declension of vägg
Derived terms
[edit]- gå in i väggen (“suffer a burnout”)
- kunna slänga sig i väggen (“not be able to match up”)
- mellan skål och vägg
- ställa mot väggen
- vägg i vägg (“next door”)
- innervägg (“inner wall”)
- yttervägg (“outer wall”)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- vägg in Svensk ordbok.