veske

Middle Low German

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech váček (“little bag”).[1]

Noun

veske

  1. bag, sack

Descendants

  • → Old Norse: veski
  • → Norwegian: veske
  • → Swedish: väska

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “veski”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 657

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German veske and Old Norse veski n.

Noun

veske f or m (definite singular veska or vesken, indefinite plural vesker, definite plural veskene)

  1. a bag (flexible container for carrying things in)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German veske and Old Norse veski n.

Noun

veske f (definite singular veska, indefinite plural vesker, definite plural veskene)

  1. a bag (as above)

Derived terms

References

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