åger

See also: ager, äger, and Ağer

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse okr, from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz, related to German Wucher. The short vowel of the Danish and Old Norse word is surprising (also Swedish ocker. It may a borrowing from Middle Low German wōker, but that doesn't explain the vocalism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔˀwɐ], [ˈɔwˀɐ]

Noun

åger c (singular definite ågeren, not used in plural form)

1. usury

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse okr.

Noun

åger m or n (definite singular ågeren or ågeret) (uncountable)

1. usury

Derived terms

• ågerkar, ågerkarl
• ågerrente

References

• “åger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse okr.

Noun

åger m (definite singular ågeren, uncountable)

1. usury

Derived terms

• ågerkar
• ågerrente

References

• “åger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.