Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

vægter c (singular definite vægteren, plural indefinite vægtere)

  1. (historical) night watchman
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

vægter

  1. present tense of vægte