vegg

== Lombard == === Alternative forms === vecc === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus. === Pronunciation === (Milanese) IPA(key): /vɛt͡ʃ/ === Adjective === vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography) old === Noun === vegg m (feminine singular veggia, masculine and feminine plural vegg) (Classical Milanese orthography) an old man === References === Ambrogio Maria Antonini, Vocabolario italiano-milanese, Libreria Meravigli Editrice, Milano, 1983, p. 464 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse veggr, from proto-germanic *wajjuz (“a wall”) (see there for further descendants). === Noun === vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger, definite plural veggene) a wall ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “vegg” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse veggr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛɡː/ === Noun === vegg m (definite singular veggen, indefinite plural vegger or veggar, definite plural veggene or veggane) a wall ==== Usage notes ==== The words mur and vegg are both translated into English as wall. However, they are widely distinguished in the following manner: only mur is commonly used for freestanding walls. Only vegg is commonly used for the walls of a building, whether internal or external. Mur is restricted to stone or concrete walls, whereas vegg is used regardless of material. A wall made from brick or stone can be called a murvegg. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “vegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.