vugge

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voɡə/, [ˈʋɔɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish wogge, from Old Norse vagga (accusative, dative, genitive vǫggu), cognate with Swedish vagga. Derived form the verb vaga (see the following word).

Noun

vugge c (singular definite vuggen, plural indefinite vugger)

1. cradle (a swinging bed for babies)

Declension

Declension of vugge

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vugge	vuggen	vugger	vuggerne
genitive	vugges	vuggens	vuggers	vuggernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vaga, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move, stir”), cognate with Swedish vagga, English waw (obsolete), wag, German wagen (“to dare”), Dutch wagen (“to dare; to move”). Doublet of vove. The modern Danish form has been influenced by the previous noun.

Verb

vugge (past tense vuggede, past participle vugget)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to waddle, rock

Conjugation

Inflection of vugge

	present	past
simple	vugger	vuggede
perfect	har vugget	havde vugget
passive	vugges	vuggedes
participle	vuggende	vugget
imperative	vug	—
infinitive	vugge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	vuggen	—