svíkja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

svíkja (third person singular past indicative sveik, third person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið)

  1. to cheat, to defraud

Conjugation

Conjugation of svíkja (group v-36)
infinitive svíkja
supine svikið
participle (a26)1 svíkjandi svikin
present past
first singular svíki sveik
second singular svíkur sveikst
third singular svíkur sveik
plural svíkja sviku
imperative
singular svíkj!
plural svíkjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svíkva, svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

svíkja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sveik, third-person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið)

  1. to betray
  2. to cheat (money or goods) out of someone
  3. to stand someone up

Conjugation

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

svíkja (singular past indicative sveik, plural past indicative sviku, past participle svikinn)

  1. to betray, deceive, cheat

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: svíkja
  • Faroese: svíkja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svika, svike
  • Old Swedish: svīkia
  • Danish: svige

References