vegne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish weghnæ, from Old Norse vegna, originally a genitive plural of vegr (“way”). The modern construction på vegne af nogen or på nogens vegne "on behalf of somebody" is influenced by Middle Low German van ēnes wegene, cf. German wegen (“because of”), originally a dative plural of way. The Low German expression has also inspired Swedish på ... vägnar, å någons vägnar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑjnə]

Noun

vegne pl (indeclinable)

1. behalf

References

• “vegne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vegna.

Noun

vegne pl (indeclinable)

1. behalf

Derived terms

• på vegne av

See also

• vegner (Nynorsk)

References

• “vegne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Venetian

Noun

vegne

1. plural of vegna