Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vakten

Noun

vakta m, f

1. definite feminine singular of vakt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vakta f

1. definite singular of vakt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vakta, from Middle Low German wachten, from Old Saxon *wahtōn, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwijaną ‎(“to keep watch”).

Verb

vakta ‎(present vaktar, preterite vaktade, supine vaktat, imperative vakta)

1. to guard (to protect from some offence)

Conjugation