svindla

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish svindle, from German schwindeln.

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svindla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svindlaði, supine svindlað)

  1. (intransitive) to cheat
  2. (with dative) to sneak (something/someone) somewhere, get somewhere by cheating
    Ég náði að svindla mér og vini mínum inn á ballið. Dyravörðurinn leit varla á fölsuðu skilríkin okkar.
    I managed to sneak myself and my friend into the ball. The doorman barely looked at our fake IDs.

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Swedish

Etymology

From German schwindeln. Cognate of Danish svindle.

Verb

svindla (present svindlar, preterite svindlade, supine svindlat, imperative svindla)

  1. feel dizzy
  2. swindle, defraud

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