vrage

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wraken or German bracken (to reject), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *wrekan (to drive out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vraːvə/, [ˈvʁɑːwə]

Verb

vrage (imperative vrag, infinitive at vrage, present tense vrager, past tense vragede, perfect tense er/har vraget)

  1. reject

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvraː.ɣə/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

vrage

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of vragen

Noun

vrage f (plural vragen)

  1. obsolete form of vraag

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu.

Noun

vrâge f

  1. question

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vrâge vrâgen
accusative vrâge vrâgen
genitive vrâge, vrâgen vrâgen
dative vrâge, vrâgen vrâgen

Descendants

  • Dutch: vraag
    • Afrikaans: vraag
    • Negerhollands: vraag

Further reading

  • vrage”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vrage”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu.

Noun

vrage f

  1. question

Descendants