vǫkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakwaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-.

Adjective

vǫkr

  1. moist, wet

Declension

Strong declension of vǫkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkr vǫk vǫkt
accusative vǫkvan vǫkva vǫkt
dative vǫkum vǫkri vǫku
genitive vǫks vǫkrar vǫks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvir vǫkvar vǫk
accusative vǫkva vǫkvar vǫk
dative vǫkum vǫkum vǫkum
genitive vǫkra vǫkra vǫkra
Weak declension of vǫkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvi vǫkva vǫkva
accusative vǫkva vǫku vǫkva
dative vǫkva vǫku vǫkva
genitive vǫkva vǫku vǫkva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫku vǫku vǫku
accusative vǫku vǫku vǫku
dative vǫkum vǫkum vǫkum
genitive vǫku vǫku vǫku
Declension of comparative of vǫkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvari vǫkvari vǫkvara
accusative vǫkvara vǫkvari vǫkvara
dative vǫkvara vǫkvari vǫkvara
genitive vǫkvara vǫkvari vǫkvara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvari vǫkvari vǫkvari
accusative vǫkvari vǫkvari vǫkvari
dative vǫkurum vǫkurum vǫkurum
genitive vǫkvari vǫkvari vǫkvari
Strong declension of superlative of vǫkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvastr vǫkust vǫkvast
accusative vǫkvastan vǫkvasta vǫkvast
dative vǫkustum vǫkvastri vǫkustu
genitive vǫkvasts vǫkvastrar vǫkvasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvastir vǫkvastar vǫkust
accusative vǫkvasta vǫkvastar vǫkust
dative vǫkustum vǫkustum vǫkustum
genitive vǫkvastra vǫkvastra vǫkvastra
Weak declension of superlative of vǫkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkvasti vǫkvasta vǫkvasta
accusative vǫkvasta vǫkustu vǫkvasta
dative vǫkvasta vǫkustu vǫkvasta
genitive vǫkvasta vǫkustu vǫkvasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vǫkustu vǫkustu vǫkustu
accusative vǫkustu vǫkustu vǫkustu
dative vǫkustum vǫkustum vǫkustum
genitive vǫkustu vǫkustu vǫkustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vökur
  • → Middle English: *wok, *wak, weke (“wet”)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vökr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503; also available at the Internet Archive
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