vagn

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vakn/

  Rhymes: -akn

  Homophones: Vagn

Noun

vagn m (genitive singular vagns, nominative plural vagnar)

1. cart, wagon, carriage

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagner, definite plural vagnene)

1. orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagner.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

References

• “vagn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagnar, definite plural vagnane)

1. (archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

References

• “vagn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vagn c

1. a wagon, a carriage, a (railroad) car, a chariot, a trailer
2. a carriage (on a typewriter)

References

• vagn in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)