vegr

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɣr/

From Proto-Germanic *wegaz, whence also Old English weġ (English way), Old Saxon weg (Low German Weg), Old Dutch weg (Dutch weg), Old High German weg (modern German Weg), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

vegr m (genitive vegar or vegs, plural vegir or vegar)

1. way, road

• Icelandic: vegur m
• Faroese: vegur m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: veg m
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: veg m
• Old Swedish: vægher
  • Swedish: väg c
• Danish: vej c
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vei m

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vegr1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Probably related to vega (“to weigh”).

vegr m (genitive vegs or vegar)

1. honour, distinction, glory

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vegr2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478; also available at the Internet Archive

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vegr

1. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of vǫg

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vegr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 478; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vegr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 503; also available at the Internet Archive