vugge

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voɡə/, [ˈʋɔɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish wogge, from Old Norse vagga (accusative, dative, genitive vǫggu), cognate with Swedish vagga. Derived form the verb vaga (see the following word).

Noun

vugge c (singular definite vuggen, plural indefinite vugger)

  1. cradle (a swinging bed for babies)
Declension
Declension of vugge
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vugge vuggen vugger vuggerne
genitive vugges vuggens vuggers vuggernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vaga, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move, stir”), cognate with Swedish vagga, English waw (obsolete), wag, German wagen (“to dare”), Dutch wagen (“to dare; to move”). Doublet of vove. The modern Danish form has been influenced by the previous noun.

Verb

vugge (past tense vuggede, past participle vugget)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to waddle, rock
Conjugation
Conjugation of vugge
active passive
present vugger vugges
past vuggede vuggedes
infinitive vugge vugges
imperative vug —
participle
present vuggende
past vugget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund vuggen
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