vakr

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ (wakraʀ), from Proto-Germanic *wakraz (“awake; watchful, alert”).

Adjective

vakr

1. wakeful, watchful, alert
2. valiant, brave
3. fast

Descendants

• Faroese: vakur
• Icelandic: vakur
• Norwegian: vakker (Bokmål), vakker (Nynorsk)
• Swedish: vacker
• Danish: vakker