vagga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvakːa/

  Rhymes: -akːa

Etymology 1

Answering to Faroese vagga, Norwegian vagge, Swedish vagga. Compare English wag and German wacken.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vagga (“cradle”), from the verb. Cognate with Faroese vøgga, Norwegian Nynorsk vogge, Swedish vagga, Danish vugge.

Alternative forms

• vagge

Etymology

From Old Norse vaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑɡːɑ/

Verb

vagga (present tense vaggar, past tense vagga, past participle vagga, passive infinitive vaggast, present participle vaggande, imperative vagg/vagga)

1. to waddle, to rock, to sway
   • 1977, Kjartan Fløgstad, Dalen Portland:

     Den unge kvinna vaggar tungt over golvet.

     The young woman waddles heavily across the floor.

References

• “vagga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Noun

vagga c

1. a cradle; a bed for a baby that can be oscillating or swinging back and forth
2. a cradle; the place where something has its origin

Verb

vagga (present vaggar, preterite vaggade, supine vaggat, imperative vagga)

1. to cradle, to rock (a baby to sleep)
2. to rock, to move gently back and forth