vægter

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛɡ̊d̥ɐ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German wechter, wachter, derived from wacht (watch), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. Compare German Wächter. Norwegian vekter and Swedish väktare are also borrowed from Low German.

Noun

vægter c (singular definite vægteren, plural indefinite vægtere)

  1. (historical) night watchman
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vægter

  1. present tense of vægte
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