vegna

vegna

1. because of, due to, for the sake of, on account of

Related to Danish vegne (“behalf”); see there for more. Compare also German wegen (“because of”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkna/
• Rhymes: -ɛkna

vegna

1. because of [with genitive]

   Synonyms: vegna þess að, út af, sökum, fyrir tilstilli

   Vegurinn er lokaður vegna veðurs.

   The road is closed due to weather.

2. for the sake of [with genitive]

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “vegna”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

• végna

vegna f (plural vegne)

1. vine