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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin valgus.

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Adjective

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valg (feminine valga, masculine plural valgs, feminine plural valgues)

  1. (pathology) Turned outwards
    genoll valgknock-knee

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse val, from Proto-Germanic *walą. Cognate with German Wahl f. The modern Danish form has g from the verb vælge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /valˀɣ/, [ˈʋɑlˀ], [ˈʋɑlˀʝ]

Noun

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valg n (singular definite valget, plural indefinite valg)

  1. choice
  2. election

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch valge. Cognate with Middle Low German valge, Middle High German valgen, velgen, West Frisian falig, Old English fealg, English fallow. More distantly related to Transalpine Gaulish olca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɑlx/
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  • Hyphenation: valg
  • Rhymes: -ɑlx

Noun

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valg f (plural valgen, diminutive valgje n)

  1. fallow

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse val.

Noun

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valg n (definite singular valget, indefinite plural valg, definite plural valga or valgene)

  1. election
  2. choice

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