No. 101 in Icelandic
vegar
The Icelandic word "vegar" means "of the road" or "way".
In a sentence
Ég fann peninga á gatanum vegna vegar hans.
I found money on the street because of his way.
In this context, 'vegar' is used as the genitive form of 'vegur', meaning 'way', stating possession or relation.
Taktu þessa átt til vegar heim til Reykjavíkur.
Take this route towards the way home to Reykjavik.
Here, 'vegar' is part of an imperative instruction, referring to a path or road direction.
Af hverju segirðu slíkt, vegar viðbragða mínum?
Why do you say such a thing, concerning my reactions?
The word 'vegar' in this structure indicates reason or grounds for something, illustrating a metaphorical usage.
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