svíkva

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

svíkva (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

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