"weg" meaning in Old High German

See weg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Old Saxon weg, Old Dutch weg, Old English weġ, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs). Etymology templates: {{dercat|goh|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*weg}} Proto-West Germanic *weg, {{cog|osx|weg}} Old Saxon weg, {{cog|odt|weg}} Old Dutch weg, {{cog|ang|weġ}} Old English weġ, {{cog|non|vegr}} Old Norse vegr, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃}} Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs) Head templates: {{head|goh|noun|plural|wëga|||g=m|g2=|head=wëg|sort=}} wëg m (plural wëga), {{goh-noun|m|wëga|head=wëg}} wëg m (plural wëga) Inflection templates: {{goh-decl-noun-a-m|wëg}} Forms: wëg [canonical, masculine], wëga [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], wëg [nominative, singular], wëgā [nominative, plural], wëga [nominative, plural], wëg [accusative, singular], wëgā [accusative, plural], wëga [accusative, plural], wëges [genitive, singular], wëgo [genitive, plural], wëge [dative, singular], wëgum [dative, plural], wëgu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], wëc [alternative]
  1. way
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Wäg"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Luxembourgish",
              "lang_code": "lb",
              "word": "Wee"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Hunsrik",
              "lang_code": "hrx",
              "word": "Wegh"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Central Franconian",
          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Wääch"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Weg"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
          "lang_code": "pdc",
          "word": "Weg"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "veg",
          "word": "וועג"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "wëc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *weg",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon weg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch weg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "weġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English weġ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vegr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vegr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Old Saxon weg, Old Dutch weg, Old English weġ, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goh-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "wëga",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "wëg",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wëg m (plural wëga)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "wëga",
        "head": "wëg"
      },
      "expansion": "wëg m (plural wëga)",
      "name": "goh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wëg"
      },
      "name": "goh-decl-noun-a-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "way"
      ],
      "id": "en-weg-goh-noun-RMXnBx86",
      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "weg"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Alemannic German",
          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "Wäg"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Luxembourgish",
              "lang_code": "lb",
              "word": "Wee"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Hunsrik",
              "lang_code": "hrx",
              "word": "Wegh"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Central Franconian",
          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "Wääch"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "Weg"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
          "lang_code": "pdc",
          "word": "Weg"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "lang_code": "yi",
          "roman": "veg",
          "word": "וועג"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "wëc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *weg",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon weg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "weg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch weg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "weġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English weġ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "vegr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vegr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Old Saxon weg, Old Dutch weg, Old English weġ, Old Norse vegr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goh-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëgu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "wëga",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "wëg",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wëg m (plural wëga)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "wëga",
        "head": "wëg"
      },
      "expansion": "wëg m (plural wëga)",
      "name": "goh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wëg"
      },
      "name": "goh-decl-noun-a-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old High German a-stem nouns",
        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German masculine nouns",
        "Old High German nouns",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "way"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "weg"
}

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