veg
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of various related words including vegetable, vegetarian, and vegetate.
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Adjective edit
veg (not comparable)
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Noun edit
veg (countable and uncountable, plural vegs or veges or veg)
- (colloquial) vegetable(s).
- 2002, Tom Grahn, "Food compositions and methods of preparing the same", US Patent 6814975 [2], page 5,
- Secondary foodstuffs are exemplified by the following prepared dishes: vegetarian steaks, gratinated vegs, oven made lasagne, fish and ham with potatoes, […]
- 2007 August 31', Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 2:
- Ok, Question 40. Do you get your five fruit and veg?
Ohh, I mean I certainly try to... I would say, I would say I probably do.
A day.
A WHAT??!
- Ok, Question 40. Do you get your five fruit and veg?
- fruit and veg ― fruit and vegetables
- 2002, Tom Grahn, "Food compositions and methods of preparing the same", US Patent 6814975 [2], page 5,
- (chiefly India) vegetarian food.
Usage notes edit
- In colloquial speech this is usually pluralized simply as "veg".
- In writing this may or may not be followed by a period to mark it as an abbreviation.
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Verb edit
veg (third-person singular simple present vegs or vegges or veges, present participle vegging or veging, simple past and past participle vegged or veged)
- (colloquial) to vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest
- After working hard all week, I decided to stay home and veg on Saturday.
- 2002, Jonathan Kellerman, Flesh and Blood[4], →ISBN, page 7:
- And he just sits and vegges on the TV, munches nachos, whatever.
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Etymology 2 edit
Coined in a 1948 paper in the American Journal of Psychology by Robert S. Harper and S. S. Stevens.[5], [6]
Noun edit
veg (plural vegs)
- (psychology) A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.
References edit
- “veg”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch vechten, from Middle Dutch vechten, from Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-.
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Audio (file)
Verb edit
veg (present veg, present participle vegtende, past participle geveg)
- to fight
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Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.
Adjective edit
veg
Inflection edit
Inflection of veg | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | veg | vegere | vegest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | vegt | vegere | vegest2 |
Plural | vege | vegere | vegest2 |
Definite attributive1 | vege | vegere | vegeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
veg
Jamtish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz.
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Noun edit
veg m
Declension edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
Noun edit
veg m (definite singular vegen, indefinite plural veger, definite plural vegene)
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See also edit
References edit
- “veg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vegr, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Akin to English way.
Noun edit
veg m (definite singular vegen, indefinite plural vegar, definite plural vegane)
- road
- way
- direction
- bane veg - pave the way
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
veg
- present of vega
- imperative of vega
References edit
- “veg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
veg
Volapük edit
Etymology edit
From German Weg.
Noun edit
veg (nominative plural vegs)