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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
svikta
- inflection of svikte:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German swichten.
Pronunciation
Verb
svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)
- to fail, give in; break
Grunnen under oss sviktar.- The ground beneath us is giving in.
- to betray
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
svikta f
- definite singular of svikt
References
Swedish
Verb
svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)
- to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
- to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
- (figuratively) to falter, to fail
sviktande mod- faltering courage
sviktande hälsa- failing health
Conjugation
Conjugation of svikta (weak)
References