FromOld Norsevaka, fromProto-Germanic*wakāną. Ultimately from theProto-Indo-European root*weǵ-.
- vaka(a and split infinitives)
vake (present tensevaker,past tensevakte,past participlevakt,passive infinitivevakast,present participlevakande,imperativevak)
- (intransitive) to beawake, to notget tosleep
- korkje greie åvake eller sove
- (intransitive) tostay awake (through the night) tohelp orkeep watch
- vake over ein sjuk
- towatch over a sick one
- (intransitive) to beon guard,on watch
vake (present tensevaker,past tensevakte,past participlevakt,passive infinitivevakast,present participlevakande,imperativevak)
- (fishing, intransitive) toappear at thesurface of thewater
- fiskenvakte etter fluga
- the fishjumped at the fly
- (often nautical, intransitive) tofloat, stayafloat
- båtenvaker fint
- the boatfloats nicely
FromOld Norsevaka f(“wake”).Doublet ofvòke, with which it shares its meanings, as well as and-ok.
vake f (definite singularvaka,indefinite pluralvaker,definite pluralvakene)
- waking, the act of stayingawake
- (Christianity) (service) on theeve of asaint's day
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vake
- inflection ofvak:
- definitesingular
- plural
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vake
- neutersingular ofvaken
- “vake” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
FromLatinvacca.
vake f (pluralvakes)
- cow
vake
- To bevacant.
