"vegna" meaning in Icelandic

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈvɛkna/
Rhymes: -ɛkna Etymology: Related to Danish vegne (“behalf”); see there for more. Compare also German wegen (“because of”). Etymology templates: {{cog|da|vegne|t=behalf}} Danish vegne (“behalf”), {{cog|de|wegen|t=because of}} German wegen (“because of”) Head templates: {{head|is|preposition}} vegna
  1. because of [with genitive] Synonyms: vegna þess að, út af, sökum, fyrir tilstilli
    Sense id: en-vegna-is-prep-Ca1GU7O3
  2. for the sake of [with genitive]
    Sense id: en-vegna-is-prep-vzfNqXo7 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic prepositions, Icelandic prepositions that govern the genitive, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Icelandic prepositions: 41 59 Disambiguation of Icelandic prepositions that govern the genitive: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beggja vegna, hvers vegna?, vegna þess, vegna þess að

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "The road is closed due to weather.",
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      "word": "beggja vegna"
    },
    {
      "word": "hvers vegna?"
    },
    {
      "word": "vegna þess"
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    {
      "word": "vegna þess að"
    }
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          "word": "fyrir tilstilli"
        }
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