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vagga

vagga

Icelandic

Verb

vagga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vaggaði, supine vaggað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to move (something) back and forth in a swaying motion; to rock
  2. (intransitive) to move back and forth in a swaying motion; to rock
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vagga (cradle), from the verb. Cognate with Faroese vøgga, Norwegian vogge, Swedish vagga, Danish vugge.

Noun

vagga f (genitive singular vöggu, nominative plural vöggur)

  1. cradle
Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

vagga c

  1. a cradle; a bed for a baby that can be oscillating or swinging back and forth
  2. a cradle; the place where something has its origin

Declension

Inflection of vagga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vagga vaggan vaggor vaggorna
Genitive vaggas vaggans vaggors vaggornas

Verb

vagga (present vaggar, preterite vaggade, supine vaggat, imperative vagga)

  1. to cradle, to rock (a baby to sleep)
  2. to rock, to move gently back and forth

Conjugation

Related terms

  • vaggvisa