vige

See also: vīģe

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːə/, [ˈʋiːi]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną, cognate with Swedish vika, German weichen.

Verb

vige (past tense veg, past participle veget)

1. to fall back, retreat
2. to give way, yield

Conjugation

Inflection of vige

	present	past
simple	viger	veg
perfect	har veget	havde veget
passive	viges	—
participle	vigende	veget
imperative	vig	—
infinitive	vige	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	vigen	—

Derived terms

• afvige
• fravige
• undvige

References

• “vige” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vige c

1. indefinite plural of vig

Italian

Verb

vige

1. third-person singular present indicative of vigere

Latin

Verb

vigē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vigeō

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German fīga.

Noun

vīge f

1. fig (fruit)

Descendants

• Cimbrian: faiga
• German: Feige
• Yiddish: פֿײַג (fayg)
• → Polish: figa (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Verb

vige

1. inflection of viger:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of vigir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Adjective

vige

1. definite natural masculine singular of vig

Volapük

Noun

vige

1. dative singular of vig