vägg

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See also: vagg and vægg

Swedish

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två väggar som möts i ett hörn (two walls that meet in a corner)
också en vägg (also a wall)

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /vɛɡ/
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Noun

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vägg c

  1. a wall (permanent, substantial division in or side of a building)

Usage notes

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A free-standing wall made of brick, stones, concrete or the like is a mur.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ vägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

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